New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress discovered itself in a spot Monday after occasion MP Kalyan Banerjee introduced his determination to step down because the chief whip in Lok Sabha and lashed out at his occasion colleagues for his or her absence from the Home, “session after session”.

He introduced his determination minutes after a gathering of the occasion’s Lok Sabha MPs chaired by West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, who joined it just about from Kolkata.

On the assembly, Mamata additionally introduced her determination to nominate nephew Abhishek Banerjee because the occasion’s chief within the Lok Sabha, changing Sudip Bandopadhyay. Sources informed ThePrint that she additionally expressed her displeasure with the efficiency of the TMC Lok Sabha contingent.

Within the absence of Sudip, who has been unwell, it was Kalyan who was taking care of the coordination of the TMC MPs within the Lok Sabha.

There have been indications within the lead as much as Monday’s assembly held on the occasion’s workplace on Rajendra Prasad Highway that there could also be mudslinging. Simply as Kalyan was getting into the assembly, he noticed Moitra forward of him and bitterly remarked to the assembled reporters that “my day is ruined now”.

After the assembly, wherein he introduced his determination to resign, he got here out and mentioned, “Didn’t I let you know that this was going to be a foul day for me?” Later, he had an offended outburst whereas chatting with Kolkata-based tv channels.

“She (Mamata) feels there’s a lack of coordination in Lok Sabha, that’s why I resigned. However is she conscious of the scenario? Most occasion MPs by no means even present up. And it’s alleged to be my fault? Sudip (Bandopadhyay) by no means comes. Kakoli (Ghosh Dastidar) drops by sometimes. Are you able to imagine that the south Kolkata MP is at all times absent? Solely round 11 of our 29 MPs attend the Home,” Kalyan mentioned.

He additionally expressed disappointment over the dearth of disciplinary motion in opposition to Moitra, alleging that she in contrast him to a “pig” and known as him “sexually pissed off”. Earlier, he had additionally made private remarks in opposition to Moitra, referring to her latest wedding ceremony with former BJD MP Pinaki Misra.

“Labeling a male colleague as ‘sexually pissed off’ isn’t boldness — it’s outright abuse. If such language had been directed at a girl, there could be nationwide outrage, and rightly so. However when a person is the goal, it’s dismissed and even applauded. Let’s be clear: abuse is abuse — no matter gender. Such remarks usually are not simply indecent, they reinforce a poisonous double normal the place males are anticipated to silently endure what would by no means be tolerated if roles had been reversed.

“If Ms. Moitra thinks that flinging gutter insults will masks her personal failures or distract from severe questions on her document, she is deluding herself. Those that depend on abuse as an alternative of solutions usually are not champions of democracy – they’re its embarrassment, and the individuals of this nation can see via that act,” he posted on X Monday.

(Edited by Gitanjali Das)

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