# TMC accuses BJP of stacking Bengal assembly panels with rebel MLAs 2026-08-07T18:50:40+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Trinamool Congress MLA Kunal Ghosh has accused West Bengal's BJP government of colluding with the rebel Ritabrata Banerjee faction to control assembly standing committees. Speaking on Friday, Ghosh alleged that nine of the ten committee chairmanships given to opposition legislators went to MLAs aligned with the rebel camp, while senior TMC figures like former Speaker Biman Banerjee were sidelined to low-profile panels. He questioned the neutrality of Speaker Rathindra Basu and said the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC would seek a review. The ruling BJP and the rebel TMC camp reject the charges, saying the distribution follows assembly rules and the numerical strength of parties in the House. The controversy comes amid similar accusations of political destabilisation in local bodies: the TMC claims BJP forced 13 councillors in Kanthi Municipality to resign, leading to the board's dissolution and appointment of an administrator. ## Coverage - deccanherald.com - millenniumpost.in Tags: Assembly committees, Kunal Ghosh, PAC chairmanship, Speaker neutrality, TMC factional war, West Bengal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mamata-camp-cries-foul-as-bengal-assembly-panels-go-to-bjp-and-rebel-tmc/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mamata-camp-cries-foul-as-bengal-assembly-panels-go-to-bjp-and-rebel-tmc/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.