Archive · 30 Jul 2026
TMC MP Blames Congress for Mamata Banerjee’s Exit
Kalyan Banerjee, a member of the Trinamool Congress, met with Priyanka Gandhi outside Parliament.
He said that when Mamata Banerjee was kicked out of the Congress in 1997, the party became weaker.
Banerjee showed a poster that called 20 TMC MPs traitors.
He also said that the Congress joined the left‑wing party CPI‑M, which made Mamata leave.
The Congress now only controls a few states and is trying to win 99 seats in the next election.
TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee criticized Congress for expelling Mamata Banerjee in 1997, claiming it weakened the party.
Banerjee, a former vice‑president of the Youth Congress, met with Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi outside Parliament.
He displayed a poster accusing 20 TMC MPs of being traitors, sparking a heated exchange with Gandhi and other MPs.
Banerjee argued that the Congress’s alliance with the CPI‑M and its fight against the Left led to Mamata’s exit.
The Congress, now ruling only four of 28 states, faces a 99‑seat win in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
- Who
- Kalyan Banerjee, Priyanka Gandhi, other Congress MPs
- What
- Banerjee criticized Congress for expelling Mamata Banerjee and displayed a poster accusing 20 TMC MPs of treachery
- When
- Thursday (recently)
- Where
- outside Makar Dwar of Parliament, India
- Why
- to argue that Congress would be stronger if Mamata had stayed and to highlight internal party conflicts
- Main Accusation
- Congress expelled Mamata Banerjee in 1997
- Key Figure
- Kalyan Banerjee
- Party Involved
- Trinamool Congress
- Event Location
- Makar Dwar, Parliament, India
- Current Congress Seats
- 99 seats in 2024 Lok Sabha polls
- Current Congress State Control
- 4 of 28 states