Archive · 30 Jul 2026
Banerjee Protests 20 Rebel MPs as 'Traitors' in Parliament
Kalyan Banerjee, a member of the Trinamool Congress, went to the Indian Parliament to protest against 20 of his own party’s MPs who left the party.
He wore posters with their pictures and called them traitors.
Banerjee said he was suspended because his voice would upset them.
He also said the rebels should be treated as defectors and that a petition had been filed but nothing happened.
During the protest he talked with Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi and praised her speech.
The incident shows a split inside the Trinamool Congress, with many MPs now supporting the Nationalist Citizens Party of India and the NDA alliance.
Kalyan Banerjee staged a protest at the Indian Parliament, accusing 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs of being traitors.
He carried posters with photographs of the dissenting MPs and claimed his suspension was politically motivated.
Banerjee demanded that the rebel MPs be treated as defectors, noting a petition had been filed but no action taken.
He interacted with Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi, praising her speech and discussing the history between Congress and Trinamool.
The protest highlighted a split within the Trinamool Congress, with 20 of 28 MPs aligning with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India and supporting the NDA.
- Who
- Kalyan Banerjee, a Trinamool Congress MP
- What
- Staged a protest against 20 rebel MPs, calling them traitors
- When
- Thursday (date not specified in article)
- Where
- Indian Parliament premises
- Why
- He claims the rebels betrayed the party and that his suspension was politically motivated
- Protestor
- Kalyan Banerjee
- Number of rebel MPs
- 20
- Party
- Trinamool Congress
- Location
- Indian Parliament
- Action demanded
- Treat as defectors