New Delhi, June 12 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) rebel MP Jagadish Barma Basunia on Friday launched a sharp attack on the party leadership, alleging that there is "no willingness within the party to speak up or listen to others" and claiming that a group of breakaway MPs has decided to align itself with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Basunia is among the 20 MPs who have distanced themselves from the party following the TMC's disappointing performance in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections. The group had earlier submitted its names to the Lok Sabha Speaker's Office, seeking separate seating arrangements in Parliament.

Speaking to ANI, Basunia blamed the growing internal crisis on what he described as the leadership's unwillingness to li...