{"id":16026,"date":"2026-08-24T14:29:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16026"},"modified":"2026-08-24T14:29:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:29:16","slug":"tmc-moves-sc-against-delay-in-disqualification-of-20-rebel-mps-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16026","title":{"rendered":"TMC moves SC against delay in disqualification of 20 rebel MPs | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133470556,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/tmc-mp-abhishek-banerjee.jpg\" alt=\"TMC moves SC against delay in disqualification of 20 rebel MPs\" title=\"Abhishek Banerjee seeks SC direction on disqualification of 20 TMC MPs. Photo credit: PTI\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Abhishek Banerjee seeks SC direction on disqualification of 20 TMC MPs. Photo credit: PTI\">Abhishek Banerjee seeks SC direction on disqualification of 20 TMC MPs. Photo credit: PTI<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/trinamool-congress\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trinamool Congress<\/a> (TMC) general secretary and Lok Sabha MP <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/abhishek-banerjee\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abhishek Banerjee<\/a> has moved <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/supreme-court\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> seeking an early decision by Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on disqualification pleas against 20 rebel party MPs. The matter is scheduled to come up for hearing before the apex court on Tuesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Banerjee has challenged the alleged delay in deciding the disqualification petitions, which were filed against MPs accused by the TMC of abandoning the party and aligning themselves with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>According to Supreme Court website, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana will hear Banerjee\u2019s plea on August 25.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Banerjee has urged the apex court to direct speaker Om Birla to expeditiously decide the pending disqualification proceedings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The TMC has maintained that the 20 MPs were elected on the party\u2019s symbol and that their subsequent alignment with another political formation amounts to voluntarily giving up membership of the party. The party has argued that such conduct attracts disqualification under the anti-defection provisions of the Constitution.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The rebel MPs, however, have maintained that their move constitutes a valid merger.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The petition names the Lok Sabha speaker and the house secretary general as respondents, besides the 20 MPs against whom the disqualification proceedings have been sought.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>The MPs named in the petition are Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Satabdi Roy, Prasun Banerjee, Rachana Banerjee, Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia, Partha Bhowmick, Arup Chakraborty, Adhikari Deepak Dev, Sayani Ghosh, Bapi Haldar, Md Abu Taher Khan, Kalipada Saren Kherwal, Asit Kumar Mal, June Maliah, Mitali Bag, Khalilur Rahaman, Mala Roy, Sharmila Sarkar and Yusuf Pathan.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>The TMC has alleged that the rebel MPs have subsequently been treated as an NCPI group in Parliament and have participated in National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parliamentary activities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>The case comes against the backdrop of a broader political realignment in West Bengal following the TMC\u2019s defeat in the 2026 Assembly elections.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Supreme Court is also hearing a separate petition by Shiv Sena (UBT) challenging the Speaker\u2019s approval of the merger of six of its MPs with the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. That matter is being heard by a bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/tmc-moves-sc-against-delay-in-disqualification-of-20-rebel-mps\/articleshow\/133470501.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abhishek Banerjee seeks SC direction on disqualification of 20 TMC MPs. Photo credit: PTI NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee has moved Supreme Court seeking an early decision by Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on disqualification pleas against 20 rebel party MPs. 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