{"id":19413,"date":"2026-09-02T14:42:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=19413"},"modified":"2026-09-02T14:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:42:25","slug":"mahua-slams-rebel-tmc-mps-over-delay-in-responding-disqualification-notices-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=19413","title":{"rendered":"Mahua slams rebel TMC MPs over delay in responding disqualification notices | 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-133713438,imgsize-112934,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/tmc-mp-mahua-moitra.jpg\" alt=\"Mahua slams rebel TMC MPs  over delay in responding disqualification notices\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/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> MP <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mahua-moitra\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mahua Moitra<\/a> on Wednesday slammed the party&#8217;s rebel MPs for seeking additional time to respond to notices issued to them by the Lok Sabha secretariat.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>While talking to reporters, Mahua said that the rebel MPs&#8217; inability to respond within the stipulated period shows that they know they are in the wrong.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>&#8220;We have filed 20 disqualification petitions against MPs who were elected on TMC tickets but joined hands with the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bjp\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BJP<\/a>. The Lok Sabha Secretariat sent notices last week to them asking them to reply within seven days. The deadline is over, but they could not reply. Now they have sought another two-three weeks,&#8221; Mahua said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>&#8220;We had written to the Lok Sabha Speaker in June. Why were they unable to reply in two months? Why does it take you more than one week to reply? If you ask me, I will not take so much time to reply,&#8221; she added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>&#8220;The wigs and masks have come off. Their shamelessness and betrayal are for everyone to see,&#8221; she said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>This comes a day after TMC MP Sudip Bandhopadhyay said that the rebel MPs had sought an additional three weeks from the Lok Sabha secretariat to respond to notices issued on petitions filed by TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee seeking their disqualification.<\/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=\"21\"\/>Last month, the Lok Sabha secretariat had issued notices to the MPs after the Supreme Court agreed to hear Abhishek Banerjee&#8217;s plea seeking an expeditious decision by Speaker Om Birla on the disqualification petitions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The rebel MPs are understood to be consulting lawyers before submitting their replies, with the additional time sought by them potentially extending the legal battle over their continuation as members of the House.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>The dispute is part of a larger political confrontation within the TMC following the party&#8217;s defeat in the West Bengal assembly polls earlier this year, with the dissident camp challenging the authority of the leadership headed by party supremo Mamata Banerjee.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>The 20 Lok Sabha MPs subsequently aligned themselves with the NCPI and joined the BJP-led NDA, prompting the TMC leadership to initiate disqualification proceedings under the anti-defection law.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/mahua-slams-rebel-tmc-mps-over-delay-in-responding-disqualification-notices\/articleshow\/133713388.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday slammed the party&#8217;s rebel MPs for seeking additional time to respond to notices issued to them by the Lok Sabha secretariat.While talking to reporters, Mahua said that the rebel MPs&#8217; 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