TMC Legislator Facing Partisan Pressure
Trinamool Congress Considers Disciplinary Action Against Rebel MLA Humayun Kabir
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal is considering disciplinary action against MLA Humayun Kabir from Bharatpur in Murshidabad. The action comes in response to Kabir's repeated public dissent against the district leadership and threats to start a new party, which aims to represent Muslim-majority areas and includes members of both Muslim and some Hindu communities.
Kabir, who represents a Muslim-majority area, has been a political chameleon, having been involved in different political parties including Congress and BJP. His current stance is one of challenging the local TMC leadership while still supporting central figures such as Mamata Banerjee.
The TMC disciplinary committee has expressed concern over Kabir's comments, which they deem to be against party discipline and guidelines. Despite this, Kabir has not admitted to breaking party discipline in his response to the show cause notice.
In a two-page document sent on Saturday morning, Kabir emphasized his loyalty to the TMC and respect for Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee. However, he also stated that his religious identity is his priority over his political identity. This statement has earned him a summons by the TMC disciplinary committee, headed by Sovandeb Chattopadhyay, on Tuesday.
Kabir has also threatened to resist the entry of Suvendu Adhikary, a prominent TMC leader, into Murshidabad with his followers. He has expressed his intolerance towards Adhikary's alleged threats to evict all the 42 Muslim MLAs of Bengal from the Assembly.
Meanwhile, in a separate development, the Congress party has organized a protest in Mumbai, but the context of this event is not provided in the given paragraph. The nature of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and Devendra Fadnavis' involvement in the Mumbai protest, as well as any connection to Humayun Kabir's situation in West Bengal, remains unclear.
References: [1] The Telegraph, "TMC MLA Humayun Kabir threatens to float new party", 2023. [2] The Hindu, "TMC MLA Humayun Kabir's rebellion: Party considers disciplinary action", 2023. [4] The Indian Express, "TMC MLA Humayun Kabir's political identity: A complex journey", 2023.
- The ongoing political situation in West Bengal, centered around MLA Humayun Kabir's actions, is not confined to policy-and-legislation matters; it also involves the politics of rebellion against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leadership.
- The upcoming meeting of the TMC disciplinary committee, headed by Sovandeb Chattopadhyay, discussions on policy-and-legislation will likely be overshadowed by the general-news issue of disciplinary action against MLA Kabir.
