Kolkata, June 16 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy on Tuesday accused that rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar is spearheading a faction of 20 MPs to discredit Mamata Banerjee and claimed internal inconsistencies within the dissident group, stating that the MPs hold conflicting views regarding their future political alignment.

Roy's remarks came after reports that the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's office had sent an email to the group of TMC MPs led by Mamata Banerjee, inviting them for a formal meeting as part of the process of hearing both factions before taking any decision.

Speaking to ANI, Roy said, "It is the work of Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, who is leading this rebellion against Mamata, to defame those who are with Mamata Banerje...