Rebel Trinamool Congress leader in Lok Sabha Sudip Bandyopadhyay NEW DELHI: Breakaway Trinamool Congress leader in Lok Sabha Sudip Bandyopadhyay has urged PM Narendra Modi to appoint a NDA convener, saying it will allow the governing alliance parties to convey their views to him and exchange ideas, more so when Parliament is not in session.He made the suggestion to Modi as he met him at the tea hosted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for leaders of different parties on Thursday.”I made the request as there is no connection and communication, especially when session is over,” he said, adding that a convener will serve as a point of contact for other parties and keep the communication line open.With Birla also present, the sixth-term Lok Sabha MP urged him for an early decision on the merger of his faction 20 MPs with Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).While they are now part of NDA and its second biggest constituent after BJP, they are shown as AITC (All India Trinamool Congress) MPs by Sansad TV when they speak in Lok Sabha. “Our issue should be sorted out soon,” he said, adding that it allows TMC, which is now left with only eight MPs in the House, to question their group’s legitimacy.While BJP allies like George Fernandes and Sharad Yadav served as NDA convener in the past, especially during the Vajpayee govt, no one has held the position for several years.TMC is, however, preparing to move the Supreme Court against the rebel Lok Sabha MPs to seek their disqualification.Party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee had met Birla on Jul 27, urging him to expedite his decision on its petition seeking disqualification of the 20 MPs.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesBanerjee, a Lok Sabha MP, had also sought revocation of changes made to the seating arrangements of his party’s MPs to allow the rebel members to sit separately. He had submitted separate letters to the speaker on each of his concerns.He had met the Speaker on Wednesday over the issue.”If the Speaker does not decide on these petitions within the period required by law and applicable judicial directions, I will be compelled to approach the Supreme Court and seek its intervention,” Abhishek said.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosAir India Tightens Pilot Safety Checks After AI2379 Altitude Loss And Positive Marijuana TestJPSC-JSSC Stir Enters Day 20: Police Book 600 After Assembly March, Students Refuse To Back DownAkali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal Near Hazur Sahib Gurdwara, Assailant Uses Sharp Weapon | WatchPrajwal Revanna’s Jail Phone Had 90 Porn Videos, Senior Prison Official Suspended After Search’Is This The Way In Democracy?’Kharge Fumes, Raises Haldwani ‘Purification’ Row, Nadda Assures ProbeRed Fort Blast: UN Security Council Body Links Deadly Attack To AQIS; Reveals Grisly DetailsPit Bull Attack in Patiala Couple Suffers Multiple Injuries- Wife Undergoes SurgeryThreat Letter Targets Kashmiri Pandits In Kashmir, Employees Asked To Stay Alert Amid Security FearChilling Crash Video: Atiq Ahmed’s Son’s Creta Flips After Losing Control On Highway | WatchUdhayanidhi Backs CM Vijay’s Tamil Nadu Delimitation Stand, Demands No Cut In State’s LS Seats123PhotostoriesExclusive – From struggling with the painful tear gas stunt due to asthma to life as an expat in Thailand; Avika Gor on Khatron Ke Khiladi 15, stunts and moreA high-value woman doesn’t chase validation: 5 Signs of a woman who knows her worth, sets boundaries and walks away when neededOprah Winfrey talks sleep with Dr John La Puma: Why your nighttime routine may be affecting your heart, hormones and body clock’Vishwanath And Sons’: Five reasons to watch Suriya and Mamitha Baiju starrer helmed by Venky Atluri on big screens10 baby names inspired by the “first light of dawn”Why defrosting your fridge is important and 3 smart ways to do itWhy do train tracks have small stones around them? Here’s what they actually doYour balcony can be more than a laundry zone: 8 clever makeover ideas to turn a small Indian apartment balcony into a space you will actually useAlia Bhatt’s hairstylist Amit Thakur reveals the truth about hair spas!Kangana Ranaut turns heads on her first Teej in a Kanjeevaram lime green saree, proving traditional never means boring123Hot PicksKaroline LeavittNCERTTrump SocialJharkhand protestN ChandrasekaranNEET PG 2026 city slipIran warKarnataka bandhUP NEET UG counsellingTop TrendingChhattisgarh NH-30 AccidentKarnataka Closed TodayMallikarjun KhargeBengaluru Mother AccidentGermany Haryana Youth MurderGujarat SuicideSouth Delhi MurderAbhijeet DipkeWeather TomorrowShakeel Noorani
NEW DELHI: Breakaway Trinamool Congress leader in Lok Sabha Sudip Bandyopadhyay has urged PM Narendra Modi to appoint a NDA convener, saying it will allow the governing alliance parties to convey their views to him and exchange ideas, more so when Parliament is not in session.He made the suggestion to Modi as he met him at the tea hosted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for leaders of different parties on Thursday.“I made the request as there is no connection and communication, especially when session is over,” he said, adding that a convener will serve as a point of contact for other parties and keep the communication line open.With Birla also present, the sixth-term Lok Sabha MP urged him for an early decision on the merger of his faction 20 MPs with Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).While they are now part of NDA and its second biggest constituent after BJP, they are shown as AITC (All India Trinamool Congress) MPs by Sansad TV when they speak in Lok Sabha. “Our issue should be sorted out soon,” he said, adding that it allows TMC, which is now left with only eight MPs in the House, to question their group’s legitimacy.While BJP allies like George Fernandes and Sharad Yadav served as NDA convener in the past, especially during the Vajpayee govt, no one has held the position for several years.TMC is, however, preparing to move the Supreme Court against the rebel Lok Sabha MPs to seek their disqualification.Party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee had met Birla on Jul 27, urging him to expedite his decision on its petition seeking disqualification of the 20 MPs.
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Banerjee, a Lok Sabha MP, had also sought revocation of changes made to the seating arrangements of his party’s MPs to allow the rebel members to sit separately. He had submitted separate letters to the speaker on each of his concerns.He had met the Speaker on Wednesday over the issue.“If the Speaker does not decide on these petitions within the period required by law and applicable judicial directions, I will be compelled to approach the Supreme Court and seek its intervention,” Abhishek said.
