The internal crisis within the Trinamool Congress intensified on Monday after the rebel faction led by Ritabrata formally claimed control of the party and announced the suspension of TMC National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is set to meet Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on June 19 as part of the ongoing proceedings related to the split within the party. The hearing comes after 20 rebel TMC MPs sought recognition as a separate parliamentary group following their merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).
