2 min learnNew DelhiUp to date: Aug 26, 2026 02:53 PM IST
The Lok Sabha secretariat has given 20 insurgent Trinamool Congress MPs, who merged with the little-known, Tripura-based Nationalist Residents Celebration of India in June, seven days to answer to a petition searching for their disqualification on grounds of defection.
The petition, based on the discover from the Secretariat issued on Wednesday, was filed by Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamool’s nationwide normal secretary and the get together’s chief within the Lok Sabha.
The letter is dated August 25 (Tuesday). By the way, a Supreme Court docket bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant and comprising Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana on Tuesday agreed to listen to Banerjee’s plea for swift motion within the matter, and sought a response from the rebels.
The discover, which hooked up Banerjee’s June 18 petition searching for their elimination from workplace, invoked Rule 6 of the Members of Lok Sabha (Disqualification on floor of Defection) Guidelines, 1985. This rule governs proceedings for service of the discover and its disposal inside a timeframe.
“You might be requested kindly to furnish your feedback on the petition when it comes to Rule 7 (3) of the stated Guidelines inside seven days of the receipt of this letter for consideration of the Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha,” the communication added.
Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamool’s Diamond Harbour MP and the nephew of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has filed separate disqualification petitions in opposition to the 20 insurgent MPs. He additionally met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on August 12 after sending a written reminder on July 27 concerning the matter.
The 20 MPs named within the petitions embrace Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Satabdi Roy, Prasun Banerjee, Rachana Banerjee, Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia, Partha Bhowmick and Arup Chakraborty.
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