Kolkata:
Barely days after losing control of its legislature party in the West Bengal Assembly, the TMC is now staring at an even bigger political nightmare — the possibility of the rebellion spreading to its parliamentary ranks.
What began as a revolt by dissident MLAs under Ritabrata Banerjee has acquired a national dimension, with speculation growing that a section of party MPs in both Houses of Parliament could be preparing for a similar assertion against Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, the leader of the TMC Parliamentary party in the Lok Sabha.
Veteran Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy has publicly warned that the unprecedented revolt witnessed in the Assembly could find an echo in Parliament.
“I have never seen around 60 MLAs leave in such a short span of time. A similar reaction is likely in the Lok Sabha too,” he said.