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FCRA vote to test TMC rebel MPs’ NCPI identity
The Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment (FCRA) Bill could be the first major parliamentary test for the National Citizens Party of India (NCPI), the new home of 20 rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs.…
The Story in Brief
The Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment (FCRA) Bill could be the first major parliamentary test for the National Citizens Party of India (NCPI), the new home of 20 rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs. If TMC issues a whip to oppose the Bill, the rebels face a dilemma: follow the whip and vote against the NDA government they now support, or defy it and risk disqualification under the anti-defection law.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has let the rebels sit separately without settling the merger dispute or TMC's disqualification petitions. The Federal reports that three MLAs from a separate rebel TMC faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee have reaffirmed loyalty to Mamata Banerjee, raising questions about rebel cohesion. The BJP is engaging both rebel groups while facing internal resentment over inducting former TMC leaders.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy narrative here paints TMC rebels as bold defectors and the BJP as a master strategist. The reality is messier: 20 MPs claim a new party but remain legally tethered to TMC's whip, while three rebel MLAs have already crawled back to Mamata. The anti-defection law is being reduced to a joke, with everyone gaming the system. The test will be whether Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla finally rules on the disqualification petitions or lets this farce continue.
Source: thefederal.com
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