{"id":6812,"date":"2026-07-30T11:28:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T11:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=6812"},"modified":"2026-07-30T11:28:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T11:28:50","slug":"20-traitors-of-bengal-tmcs-kalyan-banerjee-protests-against-rebel-mps-in-parliament-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=6812","title":{"rendered":"&#8217;20 Traitors&#8217; of Bengal: TMC&#8217;s Kalyan Banerjee Protests Against Rebel MPs in Parliament | 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-132737541,imgsize-99407,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/kalyan-banerjee-stage-a-protest-at-parliament.jpg\" alt=\"'20 traitors of Bengal': TMC's Kalyan Banerjee wears poster with rebel MPs' photos in Parl, seeks swift ECI decision\" title=\"Kalyan Banerjee stage a protest at Parliament (PTI)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Kalyan Banerjee stage a protest at Parliament (PTI)\">Kalyan Banerjee stage a protest at Parliament (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) suspended MP Kalyan Banerjee on Thursday staged a protest in Parliament against the defection of party MPs, wearing a poster displaying photographs of 20 rebel legislators and calling them &#8220;traitors of West Bengal.<!-- -->&#8220;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>&#8220;20 traitors of West Bengal are present in Parliament&#8230; dishonest people,&#8221; Banerjee was heard saying while staging a protest.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>The protest comes after at least 20 of the TMC&#8217;s 28 Lok Sabha MPs broke away from the party and joined the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), pledging support to the NDA.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The Trinamool Congress has described the rebel MPs as &#8220;gaddar&#8221; (traitors).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The list of rebel MPs includes Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Rachna Banerjee, Jagadish Chandra Barma, Partha Bhowmick, Arup Chakraborty, Deepak Adhikari, Sayani Ghosh, Bapi Haldar, Abu Taher Khan, Kalipada Saren Kherwal, Asit Kumar and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, among others.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Speaking to ANI earlier, Banerjee said the rebel MPs had approached the Election Commission regarding the split but no decision had been communicated so far.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Calling for an early decision, Banerjee said prolonged uncertainty had political consequences. &#8220;Justice must be rooted in confidence; confidence should not be compromised. The matter has been left pending for so long. Granting them more time causes inconvenience. <\/p>\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<p>There is also a political ramification to this,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Earlier in the day, Banerjee also had a brief exchange with Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra outside Makar Dwar over the political history between the Congress and the TMC. Priyanka Gandhi remarked, &#8220;You took them from Congress to TMC,&#8221; to which Banerjee responded, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mamata-banerjee\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mamata Banerjee<\/a> was thrown out of Congress in 1997.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Priyanka Gandhi then said, &#8220;Rajiv Gandhi always promoted Mamata Banerjee,&#8221; a remark to which Banerjee agreed.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/20-traitors-of-bengal-tmcs-kalyan-banerjee-wears-poster-with-rebel-mps-photos-in-parl-seeks-swift-eci-decision\/articleshow\/132736851.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kalyan Banerjee stage a protest at Parliament (PTI) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) suspended MP Kalyan Banerjee on Thursday staged a protest in Parliament against the defection of party MPs, wearing a poster displaying photographs of 20 rebel legislators and calling them &#8220;traitors of West Bengal.&#8220;&#8220;20 traitors of West Bengal are present in Parliament&#8230; 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