Hyderabad: In response to developments involving the rebel faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state spokesperson NV Subhash said that the rebel MPs’ decision to merge with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) and support the NDA reflects a deepening crisis within the Mamata Banerjee-led party.
Speaking to ANI in Hyderabad, Subhash alleged that the rebellion was the result of the party leadership’s failure to address internal dissent and provide democratic space to its members.
“The leaders of the Trinamool Congress and the people who once elected them have completely lost faith in Mamata Banerjee. We are witnessing a clear change in attitude across the party. Several MLAs and elected representatives are looking to join the BJP. They have already submitted their intentions in writing to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeking to sit separately in the Lok Sabha and the Assembly,” Subhash said.
“Within a short span of time, many elected leaders and representatives have realised that the BJP is the only credible alternative to the TMC. They believe that real development can take place in West Bengal only under the BJP, as the people of the state have long been deprived of growth and progress under the present government,” Subhash added.
His remarks came amid reports that the rebel TMC MPs have decided to merge with the NCPI and extend support to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The development follows a meeting of the rebel faction at Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s residence in New Delhi after discussions with Union Minister Bhupender Yadav.
Sources said the MPs opted to associate with the NCPI because of legal hurdles in forming a separate parliamentary bloc.Subhash also reacted to remarks by AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on the TMC crisis.
Owaisi had criticised the defecting MPs, saying they had “bowed their heads and joined the BJP”, and urged people in Uttar Pradesh to support AIMIM, asserting that his party would never compromise on its honour.
The BJP spokesperson dismissed Owaisi’s criticism and said the developments within the TMC were an internal matter arising from dissatisfaction among its own MPs. He maintained that the rebellion reflected growing disenchantment with the party leadership.
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