{"id":16289,"date":"2026-08-25T07:03:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T07:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16289"},"modified":"2026-08-25T07:03:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T07:03:33","slug":"supreme-court-issues-notice-to-20-rebel-tmc-mps-on-abhishek-banerjees-disqualification-plea-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16289","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court issues notice to 20 rebel TMC MPs on Abhishek Banerjee&#8217;s disqualification plea | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\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-133497814,imgsize-1145088,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/kakoli-ghosh-dastidar-l-and-abhishek-banerjee-r.jpg\" alt=\"Supreme Court issues notice to 20 rebel TMC MPs on Abhishek Banerjee's disqualification plea\" title=\"SC seeks response from 20 rebel MPs on Abhishek\u2019s plea\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"SC seeks response from 20 rebel MPs on Abhishek\u2019s plea\">SC seeks response from 20 rebel MPs on Abhishek\u2019s plea<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The <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> on Tuesday sought the response of 20 rebel <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> MPs on a plea filed by the party\u2019s general secretary and Lok Sabha member <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>, challenging the delay in deciding petitions seeking their disqualification.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Abhishek has asked the top court to direct Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to expeditiously decide the disqualification petitions pending before him against the rebel MPs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appeared for the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Secretary General of the House.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share 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Mehta to obtain instructions from the Speaker on the matter.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The development comes months after a major political setback for the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, following a stinging defeat at the hands of the BJP.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The setback was followed by a split within the TMC, with a group of 20 Lok Sabha MPs breaking away from the party under the leadership of Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, once considered a close Mamata loyalist who later turned into a vocal critic.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The rebel MPs formed a separate grouping, known as the NCPI, with Dastidar leading the faction.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/supreme-court-issues-notice-to-20-rebel-tmc-mps-on-abhishek-banerjees-disqualification-plea\/articleshow\/133497708.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link 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