Trinamool Congress leader Saugata Roy described a breakaway group of MPs as traitors aligning with the BJP-led NDA.
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Through the Reader lens: A political crisis has emerged within the Trinamool Congress as approximately 20 MPs announced their intention to merge with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India and support the ruling NDA coalition. Saugata Roy, a leader of the faction loyal to Mamata Banerjee, dismissed the defectors as a "gaddar team" acting under the influence of the BJP. The Election Commission of India has frozen the party's name and symbol amid the ongoing dispute, and the Lok Sabha Speaker is expected to determine the status of the competing factions.
What to watch next
- Election Commission decision on the party name and symbol
- Lok Sabha Speaker decision on recognizing the breakaway faction
- Outcome of meetings between the Speaker and competing factions
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Saugata Roy
1 quote“TMC team is led by Mamata Banerjee. Gaddar team is led by Narendra Modi”
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…Banerjee, carries the party's twin-flower symbol and is part of the Opposition INDIA bloc, while the "gaddar team" is aligned with the NDA. Congress backs Mamata as ECI freezes name and symbol of Trinamool Congress " TMC team is led by Mamata Banerjee. Gaddar team is led by Narendra Modi ," Mr. Roy said. "The symbol of TMC team is the much loved twin flowers (jora phool). Symbol of gaddar team is the nib of a pen," he said. Mr. Roy also took a swipe at the rebels over their decision to merge with the…
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- [1]The HinducriticalDefected MPs 'gaddar team', TMC is led by Mamata: Saugata Roy