ECI Seeks Responses From Mamata, Ritabrata Banerjee over Rival Claims in Trinamool Congress
Both TMC factions must answer by Monday as the Election Commission weighs rival claims over organisational elections and authorised signatories, officials said.
- On Thursday, the Election Commission of India directed rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee to submit written responses by 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 6, over competing claims to the party.
- Following the Assembly poll defeat, 58 of the TMC's 80 MLAs broke away from the Mamata Banerjee-led leadership, subsequently backing Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly.
- During a June 22 organisational session, the rebel group removed Mamata Banerjee as TMC chairperson and appointed a new 30-member National Working Committee, then Ritabrata Banerjee presented the faction's claims to a full Bench of the ECI with a 10-member delegation.
- Reacting to the ECI's decision to meet the breakaway group, TMC MP Sougata Roy questioned the faction's credibility, asking "What right do they have, or how can they represent the party?" TMC MP Sagarika Ghose asserted ECI rules prohibit meeting non-authorised signatories.
- The Election Symbols Order governs such disputes, requiring the Commission to examine rival claims and supporting documents before determining the party's official organisational structure and authorised signatories.
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ECI seeks responses from Mamata, Ritabrata Banerjee over rival claims in Trinamool Congress
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday sought responses from rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress regarding competing claims about the party's organisational elections and authorised signatories, signalling the poll body's intervention in the internal dispute.
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