Lok Sabha Speaker invites Mamata faction to ‘present case’ amid TMC split (opens original article in a new tab)

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla invited Mamata Banerjee's TMC faction to present their case amid a party split, as the party's leadership opposed recognition of rebel factions and faced legal questioning.

• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla invited Mamata Banerjee's TMC faction to present their case regarding a split in the party
• TMC National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee urged the Speaker not to recognize rebel TMC factions in the Lok Sabha
• The Speaker's office responded to a letter from Abhishek Banerjee dated June 10, 2026
• Abhishek Banerjee was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate for 11 hours on June 15, 2026