20 former TMC MPs await Lok Sabha Speaker’s decision on disqualification
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AI-generated summary of the coverage listed below: Twenty members of the Trinamool Congress who resigned and joined the Nationalist Citizens Party of India are waiting for a call from Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to decide on their disqualification under the anti‑defection law. The deadline to reply to the Speaker’s notices expired on Tuesday, leaving the MPs in limbo as the parliamentary process moves forward. The outcome will affect the composition of the lower house and the balance of power in the Lok Sabha.
Covered by 5 outlets across the spectrum: 20% left, 60% center, 20% right.
Who is covering this story
- Left-leaning (1): The Hindu
- Center (3): Deccan Herald, Hindustan Times, The New Indian Express
- Right-leaning (1): Times of India
Sources
- Cannot direct Speaker but expect early ruling on TMC rebels: Supreme Court — Times of India (right-leaning)
- TMC rebel MPs seek four more weeks for replying to Lok Sabha disqualification notices — Deccan Herald (center)
- TMC asks LS Secretariat not to nominate rebel MPs to parliamentary panels — Hindustan Times (center)
- With reply deadline over, 20 rebel TMC MPs await Lok Sabha Speaker's call on disqualification — The New Indian Express (center)
- SC stops short of fixing time limit for Speaker Birla in disqualification proceedings against TMC rebel MPs — The Hindu (left-leaning)