Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee has resigned from his position as the party’s chief whip in the Lok Sabha, on Monday, citing party sources. His resignation comes against the backdrop of an ongoing public feud with fellow party MP Mahua Moitra.Just minutes before the news of his resignation emerged, Banerjee, who represents Serampore in the Lok Sabha, took to social media platform X to criticise Moitra over her alleged remarks made during a recent public podcast. He accused her of using “dehumanising language” and compared her comments to “outright abuse.”
I have taken note of the recent personal remarks made by Ms Mahua Moitra in a public podcast… comparing a fellow MP to a ‘pig’ reflects a deep disregard for basic norms of civil discourse,” Banerjee posted.