Rebel TMC MPs, who joined the NCPI, on Thursday sought another 15 days to respond to notices issued by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on a petition seeking their disqualification under the anti-defection law, Kakoli Ghosh Da…

Rebel TMC MPs, who joined the NCPI, on Thursday sought another 15 days to respond to notices issued by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on a petition seeking their disqualification under the anti-defection law, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar said on Thursday.The deadline granted to the 20 MPs to send their replies to the notices is to end on Thursday. Gosh Dastidar, who is a leader of the rebels, said the MPs were yet to collate all the documents required for preparing their response and had therefore sought another extension from the Lok Sabha secretariat.Parliament standing committees reconstituted: 5 chairpersons replaced, TMC loses chairpersonship of 2 key panels“Our deadline to send a reply is about to end today. We are writing to the Lok Sabha Speaker requesting 15 days more time,” Ghosh Dastidar told PTI.The MPs were given time till October 8 by the Lok Sabha secretariat to submit their replies within the stipulated timeframe. However, the legal team could not submit the response by the stipulated date, prompting the MPs to seek additional time.The disqualification notices were issued following a petition seeking action against the MPs under the anti-defection provisions. The rebels have maintained that their decision to leave the TMC and align with the NCPI does not attract disqualification.The 20 MPs are also scheduled to hold an urgent meeting in Kolkata at 3 pm on Thursday to discuss the issue, Ghosh Dastidar said.The meeting is expected to discuss the Lok Sabha notices and their next course of action. (With PTI inputs)

Source: Deccan Herald