Overview
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Lok Sabha suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee for the remainder of the Monsoon Session. The suspension followed his use of "unsavoury" language against women members after a heated exchange with members of the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) in the House chamber.
Key Developments
- The House reconvened at 2 p.m. after a prior adjournment. Speaker Om Birla received a complaint that Banerjee’s remarks hurt the dignity of the House.
- Krishna Prasad Tenneti asked Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal to read a resolution seeking Banerjee’s suspension.
- The resolution was passed by voice vote amid opposition slogans on the NEET paper leak and other issues.
- Banerjee was ordered to leave the precincts of the House and the session was adjourned for the day.
Important Facts
• The exchange involved NCPI MPs Mitali Bag, Shatabdi Roy and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar.
• The NCPI members later met Speaker Om Birla to raise the matter.
• Around 20 TMC MPs have defected to NCPI after the party’s defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections, sitting separately from the main TMC bloc.
• NCPI MPs have expressed allegiance to the ruling NDA and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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