New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from 20 rebel MPs on TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's plea alleging a delay in deciding their disqualification petitions. The MPs had reportedly left the TMC and joined the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).
A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, issued notice to the MPs but chose not to issue notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
Around 20 TMC MPs defected to the relatively unknown NCPI in June after rebelling against party leaders Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee, following the party's defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections.
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