TMC MP Kirti Azad claimed that the rebel leaders were elected in the name of "Maa Maati and Manush" and asked them to resign and contest on a BJP ticket.
A viral social media list alleging support from 20 TMC MPs to the NDA has triggered a fresh political confrontation, with the BJP and Trinamool Congress trading sharp accusations.
Kirti Azad, MP from Bardhaman–Durgapur, on Thursday warned that he would have the half-built foot overbridge at Bardhaman railway station demolished, criticising Eastern Railway for the “extremely disappointing” pace of work.
Gautam Gambhir had criticised Azad for questioning the leadership group’s decision to take the trophy to a Hanuman temple near the stadium following India’s victory in the T20 World Cup final in Ahmedabad.
Kirti Azad raised concerns over the move, stating that sports and sportspersons should remain above religion or caste.
In a sharp attack on Union home minister Amit Shah, the sitting MP from Burdwan-Durgapur and former cricketer Kirti Jha Azad compared him to a “frog in the monsoon”.
Trinamul Congress MP Kirti Azad has written to Union coal and mines minister G Kishan Reddy demanding a comprehensive investigation by federal agencies, including CBI and ED into what he described as “pervasive and systemic corruption” within Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited operating in West Bengal and Jharkhand.
Kirti Azad claims the Murshidabad violence, in the wake of the Waqf Amendment Act, was instigated by the BJP.
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.
