{"id":16740,"date":"2026-08-26T06:16:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T06:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16740"},"modified":"2026-08-26T06:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T06:16:25","slug":"om-birla-lok-sabha-speaker-seeks-response-from-20-rebel-tmc-mps-on-disqualification-petitions-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16740","title":{"rendered":"Om Birla: Lok Sabha Speaker seeks response from 20 rebel TMC MPs on disqualification petitions | 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-133529627,imgsize-185787,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/rebel-tmc-mps-with-lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-in-june.jpg\" alt=\"Lok Sabha Speaker seeks response from 20 rebel TMC MPs on disqualification petitions\" title=\"Rebel TMC MPs with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in June\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Rebel TMC MPs with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in June\">Rebel TMC MPs with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in June<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/om-birla\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Om Birla<\/a> has issued notices to 20 rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs who are now affiliated with the little-known Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), seeking their responses within seven days to disqualification petitions filed by the TMC.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The disqualification petitions are currently pending before Birla.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>This comes after Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that the Speaker had already issued notices to the 20 MPs on the disqualification petitions filed by the TMC under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Mehta made the submission before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant while appearing for the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Secretary General of the House. <!-- -->The bench was hearing a plea filed by senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, challenging the delay in deciding the petitions seeking the disqualification of the rebels.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Responding to the submission, the bench said, &#8220;It is not a question of issuing notices, it is a question of concluding the proceedings within a time frame.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>During the hearing, the bench indicated that it was inclined to issue notices to the respondents on Abhishek Banerjee\u2019s writ petition. Mehta, however, submitted that there was no need to issue notices to the Speaker or his office, stating that he would appear on behalf of Birla.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The TMC has accused the 20 MPs of \u201cabandoning\u201d the party and subsequently joining the NCPI. Abhishek Banerjee has contended that their conduct attracts disqualification under the anti-defection provisions of the Constitution.<\/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=\"22\"\/>The petition names the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Secretary General of the House as the principal respondents and also impleads the MPs whose disqualification is being sought.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>The respondents 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.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">(With ANI inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><br 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