Double blow for TMC: Poor MLA turnout at protest against ‘bulldozer culture’

Key points

• Signs of unease within the Trinamool Congress surfaced on Wednesday as the party's first major protest programme following its defeat in the 2026 Bengal assembly elections witnessed low turnout by legislators.
• Also read KOLKATA: Signs of unease within the Trinamool Congress surfaced on Wednesday as the party's first major protest programme following its defeat in the 2026 Bengal assembly elections witnessed low turnout by legislators.Moreover, simultaneous mass resignations by councillors in two Trinamool-controlled municipalities triggered fresh speculation over emerging cracks within the party.Only 36 of the party's 80 MLAs attended the sit-in protest near the Ambedkar statue on the assembly premises on Wednesday.
• The TMC legislators were protesting against alleged post-poll violence, ‘bulldozer culture', and hawker eviction drives undertaken by the newly formed state govt.
• The thin attendance drew political attention at a time TMC is looking to revive its grassroots presence in the state.Among those present were senior legislators...