New Delhi, May 28 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee on Thursday slammed party colleague Kakoli Ghosh for accusing him of verbally abusing her inside the Lok Sabha, questioning the timing of the complaint and alleging an ulterior motive.

Addressing a press conference, Banerjee questioned Ghosh over the allegations, asking the rationale behind the delay in the complaint. Stressing the rule that the Lok Sabha speaker must be immediately informed if any such incident occurs, he alleged that the TMC MP is "acting with a motive."

"After something happens on the floor, the Speaker must be informed immediately, that is the rule. Any incident must be reported to the Speaker without delay. As for the allegations being made, the quest...