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TMC person Saugata Roy connected Tuesday (June 16, 2026) called the breakaway faction “a squad of traitors”, claiming that the defected MPs were moving astatine the behest of the BJP-led NDA.
Mr. Roy made the remarks successful a connection arsenic the rebel faction has claimed the enactment of two-thirds of the party's MPs successful the Lok Sabha and announced plans to merge with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), a hitherto little-known outfit.
"There are 2 teams — the TMC squad and the gaddar team," Mr. Roy said.
The seasoned MP said the Trinamool Congress is led by Mamata Banerjee, carries the party's twin-flower awesome and is portion of the Opposition INDIA bloc, portion the "gaddar team" is aligned with the NDA.
"TMC squad is led by Mamata Banerjee. Gaddar team is led by Narendra Modi," Mr. Roy said.
"The awesome of TMC squad is the overmuch loved duplicate flowers (jora phool). Symbol of gaddar team is the nib of a pen," helium said.
Mr. Roy besides took a swipe astatine the rebels implicit their determination to merge with the NCPI, a enactment registered with the Election Commission successful 2023.
He said the Trinamool Congress secured astir 41% of the votes successful West Bengal successful the caller Assembly elections contempt what helium described arsenic attempts by the BJP to misuse cardinal agencies.
"TMC squad got astir 41% of the ballot successful Bengal, successful spite of BJP stealing, looting and capturing each agencies successful the caller elections. Gaddar team???" helium said.
The remarks came amid an escalating situation successful the Trinamool Congress aft astir 20 enactment MPs announced that they would merge with the NCPI and enactment the NDA.
The defected MPs person met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking a abstracted seating statement successful the House and person besides indicated that they would involvement assertion to beryllium recognised arsenic the "real TMC".
Mr. Birla is expected to perceive the defected TMC MPs arsenic good arsenic the faction led by Mamata Banerjee earlier deciding connected giving designation to the breakaway faction.
