Mamata-Led TMC Faction Expels Firhad Hakim, Aroop Biswas And 6 Others Over Anti-Party Activities

Published 23 June 2026 · local

Mamata-Led TMC Faction Expels Firhad Hakim, Aroop Biswas And 6 Others Over Anti-Party Activities Published By, Last Updated: June 23, 2026, 17:21 IST Besides Firhad

Mamata-Led TMC Faction Expels Firhad Hakim, Aroop Biswas And 6 Others Over Anti-Party Activities Published By, Last Updated: June 23, 2026, 17:21 IST Besides Firhad Hakim, the other leaders expelled include Javed Ahmed Khan, Arup Roy, Rathin Ghosh, Biplab Mitra, Sabina Yasmin, Aroop Biswas and Snehasis Chakraborty. The leaders expelled include Javed Ahmed Khan, Firhad Hakim, Arup Roy, Rathin Ghosh, Biplab Mitra, Sabina Yasmin, Aroop Biswas and Snehasis Chakraborty. The Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday expelled eight leaders, including former Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim. Besides Firhad Hakim, the other leaders expelled include Javed Ahmed Khan, Arup Roy, Rathin Ghosh, Biplab Mitra, Sabina Yasmin, Aroop Biswas and Snehasis Chakraborty. Earlier, the AITC had issued show-cause notices to these leaders over “anti-party" activities.

The faction led by her has also submitted a list, in which Mamata Banerjee has been named Chairperson of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), to the Election Commission of India (ECI). The document, signed by Banerjee, also named Subrata Bakshi as Vice President, Abhishek Banerjee as General Secretary and Lok Sabha leader, Derek O’Brien as Joint Secretary and Rajya Sabha leader, Dola Sen as Joint Secretary, and Subhasish Chakraborty as Treasurer. This comes a day after the rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) faction, led by Leader of the Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee, announced the removal of Mamata Banerjee as the party’s chairperson and the suspension of Abhishek Banerjee, while asserting that it is the “real Trinamool" and preparing to approach the Election Commission (EC) to stake its claim.

“It is not about what is real or not real. We are TMC and will inform the Election Commission about today’s special session proceedings," he said, adding, “We have functioned and convened this special session as per the norms. It is for the EC to decide what is wrong or right." According to ANI, they also constituted a 30-member Working Committee (NWC), while reiterating that he wanted former chief minister Mamata Banerjee to play the role of mentor in the party. “We have repeatedly stated our stance regarding Mamata Banerjee’s role within the TMC. We want ‘Didi’ to assume the responsibility of a mentor and guide us," Ritabrata said. At the special session held in Kolkata, the dissident camp elected MLA Arup Roy as the new chairperson of the party.