TMC Crisis | Abhishek Banerjee Meets Lok Sabha Speaker | The Biggest Stories Of June 19, 2026

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has received 20 separate petitions from Trinamool Congress seeking the disqualification of 20 rebel MPs who have broken away from the party and claimed affiliation with another organisation, party leader Abhishek Banerjee said after meeting the Speaker on Friday. The move follows a claim by the rebel MPs that they have merged with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) and should be recognised as a separate group in the House. Speaking after the meeting, Banerjee said the rebels met the Speaker earlier and presented themselves as a separate group.