Rebel
T i amool
Co g ess
leade
i
Lok
Sabha
Sudip
Ba dyopadhyay
NEW
DELHI:
B eakaway
T i amool
Co g ess
leade
i
Lok
Sabha
Sudip
Ba dyopadhyay
has
u ged
PM
Na e d a
Modi
to
appoi t
a
NDA
co ve e ,
sayi g
it
will
allow
the
gove i g
allia ce
pa ties
to
co vey
thei
views
to
him
a d
excha ge
ideas,
mo e
so
whe
Pa liame t
is
ot
i
sessio .He
made
the
suggestio
to
Modi
as
he
met
him
at
the
tea
hosted
by
Lok
Sabha
Speake
Om
Bi la
fo
leade s
of
diffe e t
pa ties
o
Thu sday.”I
made
the
equest
as
the e
is
o
co ectio
a d
commu icatio ,
especially
whe
sessio
is
ove ,”
he
said,
addi g
that
a
co ve e
will
se ve
as
a
poi t
of
co tact
fo
othe
pa ties
a d
keep
the
commu icatio
li e
ope .With
Bi la
also
p ese t,
the
sixth-te m
Lok
Sabha
MP
u ged
him
fo
a
ea ly
decisio
o
the
me ge
of
his
factio
20
MPs
with
Natio alist
Citize s
Pa ty
of
I dia
(NCPI).While
they
a e
ow
pa t
of
NDA
a d
its
seco d
biggest
co stitue t
afte
BJP,
they
a e
show
as
AITC
(All
I dia
T i amool
Co g ess)
MPs
by
Sa sad
TV
whe
they
speak
i
Lok
Sabha.
“Ou
issue
should
be
so ted
out
soo ,”
he
said,
addi g
that
it
allows
TMC,
which
is
ow
left
with
o ly
eight
MPs
i
the
House,
to
questio
thei
g oup’s
legitimacy.While
BJP
allies
like
Geo ge
Fe a des
a d
Sha ad
Yadav
se ved
as
NDA
co ve e
i
the
past,
especially
du i g
the
Vajpayee
govt,
o
o e
has
held
the
positio
fo
seve al
yea s.
TMC
is,
howeve ,
p epa i g
to
move
the
Sup eme
Cou t
agai st
the
ebel
Lok
Sabha
MPs
to
seek
thei
disqualificatio .Pa ty
ge e al
sec eta y
Abhishek
Ba e jee
had
met
Bi la
o
Jul
27,
u gi g
him
to
expedite
his
decisio
o
its
petitio
seeki g
disqualificatio
of
the
20
MPs.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
Ba e jee,
a
Lok
Sabha
MP,
had
also
sought
evocatio
of
cha ges
made
to
the
seati g
a a geme ts
of
his
pa ty’s
MPs
to
allow
the
ebel
membe s
to
sit
sepa ately.
He
had
submitted
sepa ate
lette s
to
the
speake
o
each
of
his
co ce s.He
had
met
the
Speake
o
Wed esday
ove
the
issue.”If
the
Speake
does
ot
decide
o
these
petitio s
withi
the
pe iod
equi ed
by
law
a d
applicable
judicial
di ectio s,
I
will
be
compelled
to
app oach
the
Sup eme
Cou t
a d
seek
its
i te ve tio ,”
Abhishek
said.