Archive · 19 Jul 2026
Opposition walks out over TMC rebels
The opposition parties in India walked out of a meeting on Sunday.
The government had invited some members from the Trinamool Congress party who had joined a new party called the Nationalist Citizens Party of India.
The opposition parties were upset because they think these members should not have been invited.
They said that the merger of these members with the new party has not been approved by the Speaker of the Parliament.
Many big parties like Congress, DMK, and AAP joined the walkout.
The opposition called the invitation unconstitutional and a murder of democracy, while the government supported the Speaker's decisions.
Opposition parties walked out of an all-party meeting on Sunday.
The government invited TMC rebels who merged with the NCPI to the meeting.
Opposition claims the merger of TMC rebels with NCPI is not approved by the Speaker.
Congress, DMK, AAP, and other parties joined the walkout.
TMC rebels claim 20 MPs merged with NCPI, but TMC's total strength is listed as 28.
- Who
- Opposition parties including Congress, DMK, AAP, TMC, SP, JMM, NC, Left parties, Shiv Sena UBT
- What
- Walkout from all-party meeting
- When
- Sunday
- Where
- All-party meeting ahead of Monsoon Session of Parliament
- Why
- Government invited TMC rebels to the meeting
Opposition Parties
Government
Invitation to NCPI
Opposition Parties
The invitation to the NCPI, an unrecognized party, is unconstitutional and undemocratic. The merger of rebel TMC MPs with NCPI has not been approved by the Speaker, making their invitation invalid.
Government
The government invited the NCPI, which includes rebel TMC MPs, to the all-party meeting, asserting their right to participate.
Speaker's Decisions
Opposition Parties
The Speaker's decisions on allowing rebel MPs to take separate seats and the merger of rebel Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs with Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde are protested as undemocratic and unconstitutional.
Government
The government supports the Speaker's decisions, including the seating arrangements and the merger of rebel MPs, as per their interpretation of the rules.
- Event
- Opposition walkout from all-party meeting
- Date
- Sunday
- Reason
- Government invited TMC rebels to the meeting
- Parties Involved
- Congress, DMK, AAP, TMC, SP, JMM, NC, Left parties, Shiv Sena UBT
- Controversial Party
- Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI)
- TMC MPs Claimed by Rebels
- 20
- Total TMC MPs Listed
- 28
Sources
Opposition stages walkout from all-party meeting over Centre’s invite to TMC rebels
INDIA bloc stages symbolic walk out from all-party meet over invitation to rebel TMC MPs
'Unconstitutional': Oppn on walkout over NCPI leaders attending all-party meet
