Mahua Moitra really went off on those rebel MLAs. She launched a sharp attack, accusing them of just riding the popularity of Mamata Banerjee and not having any real backbone left in the opposition.
This whole thing is hitting the party hard. It’s the biggest internal crisis the TMC has seen in twenty-eight years.
Moitra claimed the BJP was behind the split. She alleged that several MLAs switched sides because of pressure and threats from central agencies. Indian Today reported this.
She put it out there: “We have these people who are completely useless. They’ve been in the party, just riding off Mamata Didi’s charisma and taking advantage of it. Go on your own today. Be part of your Ritabrata Congress. Do whatever you have to do," she said. Then she added a kicker: “But don’t call yourself the Trinamool Congress .”
The rebellion really kicked into gear on Wednesday. Fifty-eight dissident MLAs basically took over the party’s legislature wing. They elected Ritabrata Banerjee, the expelled MLA, as their leader and got the West Bengal Assembly Speaker to recognize them.
Even while this rebel camp was declaring themselves the "real" TMC inside the Assembly, Ritabrata tried to appeal to Mamata Banerjee. He asked her to act as chief adviser to this new legislature team.
Moitra kept pushing the narrative that the BJP wasn't just trying to break parties. She claimed they were actively trying to pick and choose opposition leaders across the states.
“What’s happening now, playing out for everyone to see, is that the BJP has started wanting to choose the leaders of the opposition,” she alleged. “They aren't just breaking parties. They want to make sure they pick and choose the leaders in the states they won.”
She pointed the finger directly at Suvendu Adhikari. Moitra claimed he was the one who orchestrated the split. She described him as a former insider, someone who knew exactly where every legislator had their weak spots.
“He knows exactly what each MLA is afraid of,” she said. “He did this operation one-to-one. Sabina Yasmin in Motabari got told the NIA would get her for the violence. Javed Khan got told his son would face trouble over illegal construction. Everyone got a pressure point.”
Years in government, Moitra suggested, just wears people down. Legislators got tired of the opposition fight.
“The problem is, after fifteen years in power, they can’t be in opposition anymore,” she argued. “They forget what opposition is. They lose the stomach for a fight. They don't want to fight the BJP . They don't want to fight the police. They don’t want the ED . They don’t want the CBI . They just want to play it safe.”
But she wasn't suggesting the whole organization was collapsing. Moitra maintained that the core stayed firmly centered on Mamata Banerjee and the main leadership.
She insisted the TMC would rebuild if they needed to. She dismissed the idea that the rebels could politically destroy the party just by getting recognition from the Election Commission.
“Mamata Banerjee,” she said, “when she left Congress, she picked up a pen and paper, drew this symbol, and got it. Someone who can draw her own symbol and fight, who can become a three-term chief minister, will fight and create another symbol.”
“We don’t care,” she added. “They can take any picture. They can take any symbol. They will never be the Trinamool Congress .”
When the dissident side tried to shift the blame onto Abhishek Banerjee, Moitra pushed back. She questioned why those MLAs had contested elections on TMC tickets only weeks ago.
She also defended Abhishek. She said he was strong, and he would handle it. “His DNA is not to compromise. Whether he goes to jail, whatever he does, everybody will see what the BJP is doing.”
Meanwhile, signs of real crackdowns are showing even within the rebel camp itself. Some legislators are starting to insist that Mamata Banerjee must stay as the supreme leader. There’s talk they might rethink their position if she’s reduced to just an adviser role.
Written by Gree News Team — Senior Editorial Board
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