TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee meets Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeks early decision on disqualification of 20 rebel MPs
TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to request an expedited decision on disqualification petitions against 20 rebel MPs.
Banerjee submitted letters urging the speaker to revoke changes to seating arrangements that allow the rebel MPs to sit separately.
The disqualification petitions were filed on June 19, 2026, but no hearings have been scheduled after five weeks.
Banerjee highlighted that Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju invited the rebel MPs to an all-party meeting as a separate group, underscoring the need for urgency.
The speaker did not give a clear response to the concerns raised during the 20-minute meeting.
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