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The TMC accused Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha of anti-party activities and actions prejudicial to the organisation’s interests.
TMC leaders Sandipan Saha (L) and Ritabrata Banerjee (R) were expelled from the party. (Photo: X)
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday expelled two MLAs – Ritabrata Bandyopadhyay and Sandipan Saha – for alleged anti-party activities. A letter informing the Speaker about the decision has also been submitted.
The party accused the MLAs of repeatedly failing to attend meetings and getting involved in anti-party activities. “It has also been observed that you have engaged in activities and made statements that are prejudicial to the interests of AITC,” the TMC said in its notices.
“After due consideration of the matter, the competent authority of AITC has decided to expel you from the (primary) membership of the Party with immediate effect,” the notices said.
The party said that the two legislators would cease to hold any position, responsibility or privilege associated with the Trinamool Congress from the date of issuance of the notices.
Ritabrata, a former Rajya Sabha MP who joined TMC in 2017 after switching from the Communist Party of India (Marxist), was elected as the MLA from the Uluberia Purba constituency. He had defeated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Rudra Prasad Banerjee by a margin of over 11,800 votes.
Sandipan Saha, son of former TMC MLA Swarna Kamal Saha, defeated BJP’s Priyanka Tibrewal by more than 34,000 votes in Entally.
Why Were The TMC MLAs Expelled?
The two MLAs were expelled from the TMC after they complained to the Assembly speaker that they had not signed the proposal letter proposing the name of the Leader of Opposition.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday made a startling revelation, claiming that a letter proposing the name of Sovandeb Chattopadhyay as Leader of Opposition did not bear their handwriting or signature. The matter was referred to the Secretary of the Legislative Assembly, and a formal complaint was filed.
The Chief Minister further claimed that three more TMC MLAs have already stated that the signatures appearing on the purported resolution letter are not theirs.
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