India, June 2 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday wrote a fresh letter to West Bengal assembly speaker Rathindra Bose, making it clear that the party has appointed senior MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay as the leader of the opposition (LoP) in the assembly, among other appointments. The move comes amid a dispute over allegations that the signatures of several party legislators were forged on official documents.

The controversy broke after TMC MLAs Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha raised concerns about signatures on an earlier letter to the speaker, backing Chattopadhyay for the LoP post. Following their complaints, the West Bengal criminal investigation department (CID) launched an inquiry.

In the letter, the party said it has ap...