TMC vs TMC: Mamata loyalist lodges police complaints against rebel MLAs for using party symbol
A political rift deepens within the Trinamool Congress as loyalist Dola Sen filed police complaints against rebel MLAs for alleged forgery and impersonation. The breakaway faction, led by Ritabrata Banerjee, met with former Kolkata councillors to bolster their support base. Rebel MLA Sandipan Saha asserted their legitimacy, claiming to be the "real Trinamool Congress.
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