Kolkata, July 30 -- Trinamool Congress intensified its attack on the BJP and the Lok Sabha Speaker over the defection of 20 of its MPs, demanding their immediate disqualification under the anti-defection law while accusing the Centre of engineering a split in the party through the misuse of state machinery.
The remarks came as suspended Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee staged a symbolic protest outside Parliament in New Delhi by wearing a poster reading "20 Traitors" around his neck on Thursday.
In Kolkata, Trinamool MLA Kunal Ghosh launched a scathing attack on the BJP and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, alleging that the ruling party was conspiring to weaken the Trinamool Congress by using constitutional institutions and central agencies.
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