TMC legislature party splits in assembly, rival factions occupy separate opposition benches
Among those present in the rebel camp was former state minister Firhad Hakim, popularly known as Bobby, once considered a close confidant of Mamata Banerjee.
Among those present in the rebel camp was former state minister Firhad Hakim, popularly known as Bobby, once considered a close confidant of Mamata Banerjee.
The letter pleads the Speaker to "decline to accord any recognition, status, or facility to any purported separate group or faction of the AITC."
The House accomplished its principal task of finally passing the ₹6,10,956-crore state budget for the fiscal year 2026–27 on February 27.
Earlier during the day, BJP legislators trooped into the well of the Assembly and also staged a walkout over the issue.
On Tuesday, Nadda was present at the closed-door meeting in which preparations for the formation of the new government, including the allocation of ministerial portfolios, especially candidates for two key posts—Home Minister and the Speaker, were discussed.
He called the situation unprecedented, reminiscent of the horrors of 1988, with water levels in rivers like Ravi, Beas and Sutlej rising beyond the historical records due to torrential rains in the region.
“If we do not issue any direction, it will amount to permitting the Speaker to repeat the widely criticized situation of ‘operation successful, patient died’,” Chief Justice Gavai remarked, authoring the Court’s judgment.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on his five-nation tour, departing for Ghana on Wednesday. The following day, he left Ghana to head to his next scheduled destination, Trinidad and Tobago.
The entire House is poised to transition to a paperless mode by the Monsoon Session under the NeVA initiative.
PDP’s Waheed Para was marshalled out of the House when he walked into the well of the House demanding a debate on the issue.
