Kolkata, July 1 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Kunal Ghosh on Wednesday alleged that the rebel faction led by West Bengal Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee was "BJP-sponsored" and accused its members of attempting to protect themselves by aligning with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), ahead of the delegation's scheduled meeting with the Election Commission in New Delhi tomorrow.

Reacting to Ritabrata Banerjee's proposed visit to the national capital along with a 10-member delegation of rebel TMC MLAs, Ghosh questioned the credibility of the legislators who had broken away from the party.

"Those are BJP-sponsored. Who are these people? They won on a TMC ticket, yet they are dishonest turncoats. Look at the backgrounds of those wh...