The Trinamool Congress on Monday approached the Supreme Court against the delay in deciding on the disqualification of 20 rebel MPs, who have aligned themselves with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).
TMC seeks directions for Speaker to decide on disqualification of rebel MPs
Abhishek has, in his plea, challenged the alleged delay in deciding the disqualification proceedings initiated against the MPs. They have since been treated as an NCPI group in the Parliament and participated in NDA parliamentary activities. TMC rebel leaders, both in West Bengal Assembly and Parliament, are waiting for a decision on their official status. The Sena case is reportedly being watched closely by the poll body, which has not yet decided if the Ritabrata-led faction in Bengal Assembly is the real TMC.
The 20 rebel MPs of TMC have sought recognition of their merger with the Tripura-based NCPI. In the Assembly, the Ritabrata Banerjee-led faction of 62 legislators have split from the party.
He has sought directions for the Lok Sabha Speaker to decide the disqualification petitions in accordance with the anti-defection provisions of the Constitution, according to the PTI report. However, there is still no official clarity on the timeline of resolution of their issues, official said, according to an earlier HT report . officials said that the process of recognition of NCPI might be lengthy While Abhishek has submitted a plea before the SC. They said it might depend on some external factors — including a pending case in the Supreme Court filed by Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray against the Election Commission’s decision to recognise the Eknath Shinde-led faction as the real Shiv Sena.
The plea has been listed for a hearing on August 25 by a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, according to the Supreme Court website.
