New Delhi, July 28: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is set to meet 20 former Lok Sabha members of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in New Delhi on Tuesday. These MPs had joined the National Citizens Party of India (NCPI) following the West Bengal Assembly elections.
The meeting comes at a time when the TMC is attempting to disqualify these MPs under the anti-defection law. This gathering is particularly significant as it follows a letter from TMC’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, requesting the swift resolution of the party’s disqualification petition against the MPs.
Although the Speaker has yet to officially recognize the MPs’ switch to NCPI, arrangements have already been made for them to sit separately in the Lok Sabha. Prior to this, Abhishek Banerjee, along with TMC MPs Mahua Moitra and Kalyan Banerjee, met with Speaker Om Birla to demand the immediate disqualification of all rebel MPs.
According to sources, the meeting is scheduled to take place at Banga Bhavan in New Delhi. While the official agenda has not been disclosed, discussions are expected to revolve around issues related to West Bengal and parliamentary coordination. Sources linked to the matter indicated that effective utilization of the Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) fund through better coordination with the state government could be one of the main topics on the agenda.
A leader from the state BJP mentioned, “There could be discussions on which issues related to West Bengal these MPs will raise during the monsoon session of Parliament.”
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