Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has launched a scathing attack on 19 rebel MPs of the party. Calling these MPs ‘traitors’, he has challenged them to resign and contest the elections on BJP ticket.
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has opened a front against the rebel MPs of her own party. Terming the rebels as ‘traitors’, he challenged them to resign from the post of MP and contest elections on BJP ticket. Mahua also said that these rebel MPs have no knowledge of the law. He made this sharp comment on the social media platform ‘X’.
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This statement of Mahua has come at a time when 19 rebel MPs of Trinamool Congress have demanded a separate sitting place for themselves in the Lok Sabha. Speculations are also rising that these rebel MPs may extend their support to the BJP-led NDA.
This rebel camp is being led by former Trinamool Congress leader Ritabrata Banerjee. His group claims that it has the support of 19 Lok Sabha MPs and 64 MLAs. Recently, a list of these 19 MPs was submitted to the Lok Sabha Speaker and a demand for separate seats was made.
This rebel group led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar includes MPs like Shatabdi Roy, Bapi Haldar, Sharmita Sarkar, Prasun Bandopadhyay, Jagdish Burma Basunia, Asit Kumar Mal, Arup Chakraborty, Rachna Banerjee, Sayani Ghosh, Khalilur Rahman, Abu Taher Khan, Yusuf Pathan, Mithali Bagh, Mala Roy, Kalipada Soren, Deepak Adhikari, June Maliya and Parth Bhowmik. Are.
At the same time, Trinamool Congress is also facing difficulties in Rajya Sabha. Recently, three Rajya Sabha MPs of the party – Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Shekhar Ray and Prakash Chik Baraik have resigned from their posts.