Kolkata, June 22 -- The internal power struggle within the Trinamool Congress appeared to intensify further on Monday, with the Ritabrata Banerjee-led rebel faction taking another major step in its effort to project itself as the "real" Trinamool Congress.
At a special session held at a five-star hotel in New Town on Monday evening, leaders, councillors, and former councillors from various parts of the state gathered under the banner of the rebel camp.
During the meeting that ended in 38 minutes, the faction removed Abhishek Banerjee from the post of national general secretary of Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress and unveiled a new national executive committee.
According to sources in the rebel camp, the move was aimed at addressing...