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Ritabrata warns more TMC exits after Koel Mallick resignation
Times of India··17 Jul
West Bengal opposition leader Ritabrata Banerjee on July 16 said more leaders could leave Mamata Banerjee's TMC after MP Koel Mallick resigned from the Rajya Sabha. He alleged dictatorship and authoritarianism had eroded internal dialogue. Mallick met Vice President C P Radhakrishnan and submitted her resignation. Mamata said Mallick had informed the party by email before meeting a BJP leader.
Prism
What It Means For You
- West Bengal politics is fracturing with TMC MPs and MLAs defecting.
- The July 21 Martyrs Day rally will test Mamata's remaining party control.
- Rajya Sabha bypolls will follow resignations of former TMC leaders.
What's Happening
- Koel Mallick resigned from the Rajya Sabha on July 16.
- Ritabrata Banerjee predicted more TMC leaders would leave.
- Mamata urged defectors to decide before July 21 Shaheed Diwas.
TMC Exodus Context
- Three former TMC Rajya Sabha MPs joined BJP this week.
- Ritabrata heads a rebel faction after the Assembly election rout.
- Martyrs Day marks 13 workers killed in 1993 police firing.
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