Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar has asked the Lok Sabha Speaker to expel fellow TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee from the house [1, 2].
The request signals a public fracture within the TMC, as a sitting member of parliament formally accuses a party colleague of systemic abuse and intimidation of women [2, 3].
Dastidar wrote to the Speaker in New Delhi seeking Banerjee's ouster [1]. In the communication, she labeled Banerjee a “habitual offender” [2, 3]. The request is based on allegations that Banerjee has engaged in a pattern of verbal abuse and intimidation directed at women parliamentarians [2].
According to the reports, Dastidar alleges that Banerjee repeatedly used misogynistic remarks during his tenure [2, 3]. These accusations suggest a hostile environment for women within the legislative body, prompting the formal demand for his removal from the Lok Sabha [1, 2].
"He's a habitual offender," Dastidar said [3].
She further alleged that the behavior was not an isolated incident. "He repeatedly used abusive and misogynistic remarks towards women parliamentarians," Dastidar said [2].
The TMC has not yet issued a formal response to the internal conflict. The Lok Sabha Speaker's office has not announced a decision regarding the request for expulsion [1, 2].
“"He's a habitual offender,"”
This internal dispute highlights growing tensions within the Trinamool Congress and underscores the precarious nature of gender dynamics within India's lower house. By bypassing party channels and appealing directly to the Speaker, Dastidar is elevating a personnel conflict into a matter of parliamentary conduct and gender-based harassment, which may force the party to take a public stance on its internal disciplinary standards.
