Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Rebel TMC MPs Seek Two More Weeks on Disqualification Notices
Twenty MPs who left the TMC and joined the NCPI received notices about a request to disqualify them.
The notices came after someone filed a petition under the anti-defection law.
The MPs asked for two more weeks, also described as 15 days, to send their answers.
One MP said they still needed to collect documents.
Another said the festive season was a reason for asking for more time.
Reports gave different details about the MPs’ meeting in Kolkata: one said a meeting was planned, while another said 10 MPs had already met.
The MPs say their move to the NCPI should not mean they lose their seats.
The articles do not report a decision on their extension request.
Twenty rebel TMC MPs aligned with the NCPI requested two more weeks, or 15 days, to answer disqualification notices.
The notices followed a petition seeking action under the anti-defection law; the reported reply deadline was October 8.
Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar said the MPs needed additional time to gather documents, while NCPI MP Arup Roy cited the Durga Puja and festive season.
According to one report, 10 MPs met at a Kolkata hotel and unanimously agreed to request the extension; another said an urgent meeting was scheduled for 3 pm Thursday.
The MPs maintain that leaving the TMC and aligning with the NCPI does not warrant disqualification.
- Who
- Twenty rebel TMC MPs aligned with the NCPI; MPs quoted include Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and Arup Roy.
- What
- They requested two more weeks, or 15 days, to respond to notices concerning a disqualification petition.
- When
- The request was made on Thursday; the reported reply deadline was October 8.
- Where
- The request was made to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla; a meeting was reported in Kolkata.
- Why
- Ghosh Dastidar cited documents still to be gathered; Arup Roy cited the Durga Puja and festive season.
Rebel MPs
Disqualification petition
Whether the MPs should be disqualified
Rebel MPs
The MPs maintain that leaving the TMC and aligning with the NCPI does not attract disqualification.
Disqualification petition
A petition seeks their disqualification under the anti-defection law; the articles do not provide the petitioners’ arguments.
More time to respond
Rebel MPs
The MPs requested two weeks, or 15 days; reasons cited included gathering documents and the festive season.
Disqualification petition
The notices required replies by the reported October 8 deadline; the articles do not state the Speaker’s response to the extension request.
- MPs involved
- 20 rebel TMC MPs aligned with the NCPI
- Extension requested
- Two weeks, also reported as 15 days
- Reported reply deadline
- October 8
- Speaker issuing notices
- Om Birla
- Basis for notices
- A petition seeking disqualification under the anti-defection law
- Reasons cited for extension
- Time to gather documents and the Durga Puja and festive season
- Meeting reports
- One account described a planned 3 pm Thursday meeting; another reported that 10 MPs met at a Kolkata hotel
