TMC shake-up: Kakoli Dastidar appointed chief Lok Sabha whip; Satabdi Roy named deputy leader | India News

Kakoli Dastidar (File picture)

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress on Tuesday appointed Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar its chief whip in Lok Sabha, a day after Kunal Ghosh stop the put up amid a bitter spat together with his ex colleague Mohua Moitra. The Mamata Banerjee‘s occasion has named Satabdi Roy its deputy leader within the Lower House.Kalyan Banerjee on Monday introduced his resignation because the occasion’s chief whip within the Lok Sabha, citing inside discord and lack of coordination amongst MPs.“Kalyan Banerjee submitted his resignation yesterday to the Chairperson from the post of Chief Whip of the TMC Parliamentary Party in the Lok Sabha. The Chairperson has nominated Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar as the new Chief Whip of the party in the Lok Sabha and Satabdi Roy as the new Deputy Leader of TMC in the Lok Sabha with immediate effect,” the TMC posted on X.The determination got here shortly after a digital assembly of TMC MPs, each Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, chaired by occasion supremo and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. “Didi pointed out a lack of coordination among MPs. So, the blame is on me. I’ve decided to step down,” Banerjee advised a information channel.A senior advocate and four-time MP from Sreerampur, Banerjee’s resignation follows a collection of high-profile run-ins with fellow TMC MP Mahua Moitra and a public spat with cricketer-turned-politician Kirti Azad, episodes which have brought on unease inside the occasion ranks.Kalyan Banerjee on Tuesday sought an “apology” by posting an outdated video of him defending Moitra in Parliament. “In 2023, I stood by Ms Moitra when she was under fire in Parliament — I did so out of conviction, not compulsion. Today, she repays that support by calling me a misogynist,” Kalyan Banerjee mentioned whereas posting the video on X. The TMC MP additional mentioned, “I owe the nation an apology for having defended someone who clearly lacks basic gratitude. Let people see her words for what they are and judge accordingly.”