TMC Signature Forgery Row: How Bengal’s LoP Appointment Triggered CID Probe, And A Political Storm

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• TMC Signature Forgery Row: How Bengal’s LoP Appointment Triggered CID Probe, And A Political Storm Published By, Last Updated: June 02, 2026, 12:56 IST West Bengal’s alleged signature forgery scandal has intensified as CID probes claims that TMC MLAs’ signatures were fabricated in Assembly documents.
• A file photo of Mamata Banerjee (PTI) A political controversy has erupted in West Bengal after allegations surfaced that signatures of several Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs were forged or fabricated in documents submitted to the Assembly Speaker regarding the appointment of the Leader of Opposition (LoP) and other legislative positions.
• The matter is now under investigation by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which has already questioned multiple legislators and summoned senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee.
• The scandal centres around a “meeting resolution" allegedly passed during a TMC legislative party meeting held on May 6 at former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s residence in Kolkata.
• According to official communication later sent to the Assembly Speaker, the party had decided to appoint Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay as the Leader of Opposition, Asima Patra and Nayna Bandyopadhyay as Deputy Leaders of Opposition, and Firhad Hakim as Chief Whip.