Dastidar has sought the expulsion of TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee over alleged repeated verbal abuse and misogynistic comments.
TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar has sought Kalyan Banerjee's expulsion from the Lok Sabha, alleging repeated misogynistic remarks, verbal abuse and intimidation of women parliamentarians.
TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee struck a conciliatory tone towards Abhishek Banerjee, ruled out any merger with the Congress and accused the BJP of targeting opposition leaders in West Bengal.
Abhishek Banerjee declined to engage in a war of words after Kalyan Banerjee accused him of sidelining him in a legal case and blamed him for divisions within the Trinamool Congress.
Blaming the TMC's huge electoral blow in the last assembly elections and the subsequent slew of resignations that have hit the party, Banerjee said, "He (Abhishek) needs to understand that it is because of him that we lost."
Internal feud in Trinamool Congress has surfaced over the rape of a law college student in Kolkata, with veteran party Lok Sabha member and senior advocate Kalyan Banerjee almost declaring a rebel against the leadership on the issue.
The meeting of the internal disciplinary committee of Trinamul Congress, which was scheduled for Tuesday to decide on MLAs not attending Assembly sessions, has been postponed for an indefinite period amid internal rift in the party.
A verbal spat between Trinamul Congress (TMC) MPs Kalyan Banerjee and Kirti Azad at the Election Commission of India (ECI) premises has sparked controversy, with the BJP releasing videos and screenshots of the alleged altercation.
The Serampore MP, Kalyan Banerjee, has demanded an impartial inquiry into the loss of lives in the Kumbh Mela stampede.
The BJP has taken the advantage of lack of proper coordination among the alliance partners of INDIA. A strong guiding leadership can well motivate the alliance partners to resist the BJP.
