Rift in NCPI as Three Muslim MPs Skip NDA Meeting, Sparking Internal Crisis Three Muslim Lok Sabha members of the breakaway Trinamool Congress (TMC) faction seeking recognition as the National Congress Party of India (NCPI) boycotted an NDA coordination meeting in New Delhi for the second consecutive week, intensifying tensions within the splinter group. The absence of Yusuf Pathan (Baharampur), Abu Taher Khan (Murshidabad), and Khalilur Rahaman (Jangipur) during the meeting, held hours before they participated in a strategy session with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, has raised concerns about the group’s cohesion and viability. The trio’s decision to skip the NDA meeting was attributed to “ideological discomfort” with the BJP’s policies, according to TMC loyalist Saugata Roy, who claimed the MPs sought to return to the fold of TMC leader Mamata Banerjee. Khan, speaking to journalists at the parliamentary complex, explicitly stated that while they remained part of the NCPI, they were neither aligned with the NDA nor the BJP. This declaration underscored their anxiety over the alliance’s political optics in Muslim-majority constituencies across West Bengal. Khan’s remarks were met with visible reactions from fellow NCPI members, including Kolkata Uttar MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Bolpur MP Asit Mal, who walked away as Khan spoke. Khan emphasized the group’s commitment to protecting the interests of Bengal’s Muslim community, stating, “We will not support any move, policy, or bill that goes against the interests of Muslims.” This stance directly challenged public claims of unity within the NCPI, which had been promoted by Bandyopadhyay and Barasat MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, who attended the recent NDA meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.#mamata_banerjee #trinamool_congress #west_bengal_chief_minister #national_congress_party_of_india #ndaa_coordination_meeting
Rajya Sabha Speaker Rejects CEC Removal Motion | Parliament News Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan have rejected a motion to remove Chief Election Commissioner Jnanesh Kumar from his post. The motion, which had garnered support from 193 opposition members of parliament (130 in Lok Sabha and 63 in Rajya Sabha), was dismissed on legal and constitutional grounds. The decision means the process to remove the CEC cannot proceed further unless a new initiative aligns with constitutional provisions. The motion was based on allegations that the CEC, Jnanesh Kumar, has been favoring the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in various electoral processes, particularly the Special Intensive Review (SIR) mechanism for scrutinizing voter lists. Opposition parties argued that this process was being used to benefit the central government, with specific concerns raised about its impact in West Bengal. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Election Commission of removing genuine voters from the electoral rolls. The rejection of the motion followed a legal review under Section 3 of the Judicial Inquiry Act, 1968. According to the law, an inquiry committee can only be formed if both houses of parliament approve the motion. The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha speakers emphasized that the existing legal framework does not permit the removal of the CEC without adherence to constitutional procedures. The motion required a minimum of 100 signatures in Lok Sabha and 50 in Rajya Sabha to proceed. The opposition, led by the Indian National Developmental Progressive Alliance (INDIA) bloc, had collaborated to meet these thresholds. This marked the first time a motion to remove the CEC had been tabled.#bharatiya_janata_party #rajya_sabha_speaker #lok_sabha_speaker #chief_election_commissioner #west_bengal_chief_minister
