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The Trinamool Congress' deepening internal crisis spilled into the open on Tuesday as the party leadership and a rebel faction traded sharp attacks amid claims
The Trinamool Congress' deepening internal crisis spilled into the open on Tuesday as the party leadership and a rebel faction traded sharp attacks amid claims that a group of MPs is preparing to back the BJP-led NDA in Parliament. At a press conference, TMC Lok Sabha Chief Whip Kalyan Banerjee dismissed the dissidents as "gaddars" and "traitors", daring them to resign from the party and seek a fresh mandate from voters.
Banerjee claimed the rebels stood "exposed" the moment they met senior BJP leader Bhupender Yadav and accused them of abandoning party workers while enjoying the privileges of office. He also took aim at rebel MP Sharmila Sarkar, alleging she had remained silent on issues such as the RG Kar hospital controversy. The remarks came hours after rebel leader and Lok Sabha MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar claimed that nearly 20 Trinamool MPs had decided to write to Speaker Om Birla expressing support for the NDA.
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