Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh Kolkata: Trinamool Beleghata MLA Kunal Ghosh was removed from assembly by marshals and suspended for the remainder of the day on Wednesday after he walked down to Akhruzzaman, chief whip of the TMC rebel camp, for striking his name off the opposition speaker list.While disapproving the ruckus, CM Suvendu Adhikari…
Kolkata: Veteran Trinamool MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay on Saturday handed over a copy of the controversial resolution book to CID investigators as the agency intensified its probe into the Signgate case.The Ballygunge MLA said he himself called the CID to come over to his place and collect the copy of the May 19 resolution, for which…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused to pass an interim order staying the appointment of rebel Trinamool MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as leader of opposition in Bengal assembly. The order came on a day the first assembly session commenced with a BJP govt in office.The court was hearing a plea by Trinamool MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay…
The Trinamool Congress faces a fresh legal challenge as the Calcutta High Court questioned the recognition of rebel MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly.The court asked whether the Assembly Speaker could recognise a rebel leader as LoP without the consent of the political party, especially when the petitioners claimed…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday asked the Bengal assembly speaker if an expelled MLA can be appointed leader of the opposition.The HC — hearing a Trinamool Congress challenge to speaker Rathindra Bose’s order appointing Ritabrata Banerjee as LoP — directed the former to file an affidavit along with the order of appointment.The petition by…
Trinamool Congress national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee appeared before the West Bengal CID on Thursday for nearly six hours of questioning in connection with an alleged signature forgery case linked to the selection of the Leader of Opposition and other key posts in the state Assembly. Banerjee reached the CID headquarters…
Will Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress meet the same fate as Shiv Sena and face a split? Rebellion within a party after an election loss is not uncommon, but the speed of the turmoil within the TMC suggests a split may be imminent. At the heart of the buzz is the forged signature row linked to…
