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  TMC delegation's meeting with EC turns heated; Derek O'Brien allegedly shouts at CEC: Sources

  India | April 08, 2026 11:14 IST

  A TMC delegation’s meeting with the Election Commission turned heated, with Derek O’Brien allegedly shouting at the Chief Election Commissioner. The meeting ended abruptly, and the opposition is set to address the issue in a press conference at 5 pm today.

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  TMC MPs, including Mahua Moitra, detained by police as they hold protest outside Amit Shah's office

  India | January 09, 2026 10:40 IST

  TMC MP Mahua Moitra said, “We will defeat the BJP. The country is seeing how the Delhi Police is treating an elected MP.” TMC MP Derek O’ Brien said, “You are seeing what is happening to the MPs here”.

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  Ambedkar row: Trinamool's Derek O'Brien moves privilege notice in Parliament against Amit Shah

  India | December 18, 2024 15:42 IST

  Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said all Pradesh Congress Committees will be holding marches at all Raj Bhavans across the country on Wednesday over the Ambedkar remarks issue and also the Adani row.

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  TMC slams Centre over negotiations with Bangladesh for Ganga Water Sharing Treaty: 'Bengal not...'

  June 23, 2024 19:27 IST

  PM Modi on Saturday announced India and Bangladesh will begin technical-level talks for the renewal of the 1996 Ganga water treaty, and an Indian technical team will visit Bangladesh soon for the conservation and management of the Teesta river.

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  TMC demands Supreme Court-monitored election after EC orders removal of West Bengal DGP

  March 19, 2024 10:00 IST

  The Election Commission of India (ECI) directed the transfer of West Bengal's Director General of Police, the state's chief cop.

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  Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says he regrets calling Derek O'Brien a 'foreigner'

  January 26, 2024 19:17 IST

  The Trinamool Congress had been upset with Chowdhury's repeated attacks on Banerjee. The Congress leader recently called the West Bengal chief minister an "opportunist" and said that his party would fight the polls alone.

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  Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury reason for I.N.D.I.A bloc not working out in Bengal: TMC's Derek O'Brien

  India | January 25, 2024 14:15 IST

  Mamata Banerjee's sudden comments forced the Congress to adopt a conciliatory approach with party general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh asserting that the opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A bloc cannot be imagined without West Bengal CM.

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  Derek O'Brien, Trinamool Congress leader, suspended from Rajya Sabha for 'unruly behaviour'

  India | December 14, 2023 15:00 IST

  Derek O'Brien continues to be present in the Rajya Sabha. The Chairman expressed dismay, stating, "It is most unfortunate that suspended member Derek O'Brien continues to be present in the House. His conduct has handicapped the House from transacting business.

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  Mahua cleared her stand on bribery allegations, TMC awaiting Parliamentary panel probe report: Derek

  October 22, 2023 17:47 IST

  Darshan Hiranandani recently filed an affidavit stating that TMC MP Mahua Moitra had targeted Adani to "malign and embarrass Prime Minister Narendra Modi". Moitra had raised questions over the credibility of the affidavit alleging that it was "drafted by the PMO".

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  Abhishek Banerjee, other TMC leaders detained in Delhi during protest over central funds

  October 03, 2023 23:40 IST

  Abhishek Banerjee and other TMC leaders were allegedly manhandled and detained when they were protesting inside the Krishi Bhavan in Delhi. They were waiting to meet Minister of State for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti who did not turn up.

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  S Jaishankar, Derek O'Brien among nine others take oath as Rajya Sabha members | WATCH

  India | August 21, 2023 17:03 IST

  Leader of the House and Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha P C Mody and other senior officials of the secretariat were also present on the occasion.

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  Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien not suspended from Rajya Sabha, clarifies Jagdeep Dhankhar

  India | August 08, 2023 14:29 IST

  Leader of the House Piyush Goyal had moved a motion for his suspension "for continuously disturbing the proceedings of the House, disobeying the Chair and continuously creating disturbance in the House."

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  Saket Gokhale among 6 named by TMC for RS polls: All you need to know about him, controversies

  India | July 10, 2023 14:43 IST

  Saket Gokhale, who is facing several cases, has been named among one of the six candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections from West Bengal.

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  Rajya Sabha elections: TMC announces 6 candidates, including Derek O'Brien | Check full list here

  India | July 10, 2023 11:12 IST

  The term of six MPs from West Bengal will end on August 18.

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  Elections for 10 Rajya Sabha seats on July 24; Jaishankar among others in fray

  India | June 28, 2023 6:22 IST

  Elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats will be held on July 24, the Election Commission (EC) said on Tuesday.

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  'BJP-RSS are determined to gag Parliamentarians': TMC MP Derek O'Brien

  India | July 14, 2022 23:39 IST

  "Parliament is being undermined...The Opposition will not take it lying down, TMC will not take it lying down. We will hit back hard because we have to save democracy," said TMC MP Derek O'Brien on the "unparliamentary" words row.

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  TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien suspended for rest of Winter Session over 'unruly behaviour'

  India | December 21, 2021 18:39 IST

  As many as 12 opposition MPs were suspended from the Rajya Sabha on November 29 for the entire Winter session of Parliament for their 'unruly' conduct in the previous session in August.

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  Winter session: TMC urges to bring in Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament

  India | November 28, 2021 12:10 IST

  The Women's Reservation Bill, in discussion for some time, proposes to amend the Constitution to reserve 33 pc of all seats for women in the Lok Sabha and all legislative assemblies.

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  Trinamool Congress to contest 2022 Goa Assembly polls, will declare CM candidate: O'Brien

  India | September 25, 2021 21:07 IST

  The Mamata Banerjee-led party has no 'high-command culture' and will pick credible local leaders in the coastal state, Derek O'Brien said.

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  Derek O'Brien challenges PM Modi dishing out another 'papri chaat' tweet

  India | August 05, 2021 16:28 IST

  An ugly verbal spat had erupted between the TMC MP and the Centre after the former accused the government of 'making papri chaat' by rushing bills in the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament.