Trinamool Dissolves All Internal Committees Amid Rebellion By MLAs

Kolkata: Following the formation of a new group in its legislative party in the West Bengal Assembly, throwing its weight behind expelled legislator Ritabrata Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday dissolved all internal committees as well as the panels of all the frontal organisations of the party.

"After careful consideration, it has been decided that all committees of the All India Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, as well as all its frontal organisations, shall stand dissolved with immediate effect," a statement issued on the official social media handle of All India Trinamool Congress said.

Although the leadership is yet to clarify the reason behind the decision, it claimed that a comprehensive introspection and assessment of the party's organisation at all levels will be undertaken. "The party will undertake a comprehensive exercise of introspection, performance review and organisational assessment at every level. Based on the findings of this exercise, the organisational structure of the parent body and all frontal organisations will be reconstituted and announced in due course. The party remains committed to strengthening its organisation and preparing it to meet future challenges with renewed vigour and purpose," the statement reads.

The statement was issued minutes after the new block in Trinamool Congress' legislative party in West Bengal comprising 58 out of 80 Trinamool Congress legislators submitted a resolution to the Speaker, Rathindra Bose, naming Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of Opposition, Javed Khan, Siuli Saha and Sandipan Saha as the three deputy leaders of the opposition and Akhruzzaman as the Chief Whip.

Following the electoral disaster, the Trinamool Congress had initially chosen its Ballygunge MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay as leader of its legislative party. A letter to this effect was submitted to the Speaker by the party's general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.

However, some MLAs alleged that their signatures on the letter were forged, following which the CID launched a probe into the matter. The officials have already served two notices to Abhishek Banerjee, summoning him for questioning.

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