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Mamata Banerjee vows fight and survival amid TMC rebellion
NDTV··16 Jul
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on July 16 declared Korbo, Lorbo, Bachbo, saying she will fight and survive despite mass rebellion in her party. In a Facebook address she dismissed age concerns, saying mind and mental power define capability. She vowed to rebuild the party as she did in 1997 and 2004. Twenty MPs have merged with an NDA-supporting party.
Prism
What It Means For You
- West Bengal politics is fracturing with TMC rebels forming rival factions.
- The July 21 Martyrs Day rally will test Mamata's remaining party support.
- BJP gains strength as TMC MPs and MLAs defect to NDA and rebel camps.
What's Happening
- Mamata Banerjee declared Korbo, Lorbo, Bachbo on July 16.
- She vowed to rebuild TMC despite mass defections.
- Two rival factions will hold Martyrs Day rallies on July 21.
TMC Crisis Context
- Twenty TMC Lok Sabha MPs merged with a party supporting NDA.
- Majority of MLAs have rallied behind rebel leader Ritabrata Banerjee.
- Martyrs Day commemorates 13 workers killed in 1993.
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