Abhishek Banerjee Cites 10th Schedule to Call TMC Rebels' Merger 'Invalid'. What Does Law Say?
Abhishek Banerjee submitted 20 disqualification petitions and urged the Speaker to reject the rebels’ request for separate recognition under anti-defection rules.
- On Friday, Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in New Delhi and submitted 20 disqualification petitions against rebel MPs who claimed to merge with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India .
- Rebel MPs declared a merger with the NCPI to support the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, prompting Banerjee to argue the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution requires a two-thirds majority of the entire political party for a valid merger.
- Alleging external inducements, Banerjee claimed some MPs feared investigation by the CBI and ED. He challenged them to resign and contest new elections, stating, "If you have political integrity, let there be an election."
- Speaker Birla indicated he would conduct a hearing for the 20 rebel MPs before deciding on the disqualification petitions. "We hope the Lok Sabha Speaker will deliver justice to us," Banerjee said following the meeting.
- Recent resignations of three Rajya Sabha MPs and broader internal divisions have left the party's stability under scrutiny. The Calcutta High Court recently declined interim relief in a separate petition regarding leadership recognition in the Assembly.
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Asian NewsTrinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday (June 19, 2026) and demanded the disqualification of 20 rebel MPs from the party. He submitted 20 petitions to Birla against these 20 Lok Sabha members and urged him to take action, citing the 10th Schedule of the Constitution and the Supreme Court order. Abhishek Banerjee expressed hope that Om Birla will act in accordance with the Constitution and w…
Abhishek Banerjee meets Om Birla, seeks disqualification of 20 rebel TMC MPs over merger row
Abhishek Banerjee, along with senior TMC leaders, met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and submitted 20 petitions seeking the disqualification of rebel party MPs. The TMC has argued that the lawmakers' claimed merger with NCPI violates the Constitution and the anti-defection provisions.
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