Mamata Banerjee Gives Rebel TMC MPs, MLAs 15 Days to Return, Warns ‘Otherwise, There Will Be No Place for Them…’

Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee has issued a clear message to MPs and MLAs who walked away from the party: return within 15 days or the door will be closed.

The former West Bengal Chief Minister delivered the message while addressing party workers and supporters during a major gathering in Uttar Dinajpur, North Bengal, following a period of significant internal turmoil within the TMC.

Mamata Banerjee Sets 15-Day Deadline

Banerjee said several lawmakers who had been elected with the party’s backing subsequently turned against the organisation. Despite her sharp criticism of the rebels, she offered them a limited opportunity to return.

Referring to the MPs and MLAs who left the party, Banerjee said they could come back within 15 days, but warned that there would be “no place” for them in the party if they failed to meet the deadline.

The message marks a notable moment in the TMC’s internal battle, with Banerjee simultaneously reaching out to defectors and drawing a firm deadline for reconciliation.

‘Grassroots Workers Are the Real Trinamool’

Banerjee also sought to shift the focus away from senior leaders and towards the party’s workers on the ground.

She stressed that grassroots workers form the backbone of the Trinamool Congress, recalling how she built the party after its formation in 1998 and asserting that it could be strengthened again.

Her remarks come as the party deals with a major split following its defeat in the recent West Bengal Assembly election.

A large group of TMC lawmakers has moved away from Banerjee’s camp, while 20 of the party’s 28 MPs broke ranks and announced their association with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI). Their parliamentary status remains the subject of disqualification proceedings.

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Mamata Targets Election Commission

During her address, Banerjee also criticised the Election Commission of India and made a political allegation involving Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

She alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would remain in power as long as Kumar remained in charge of the poll body. The remark was a political allegation by the TMC chief and was not accompanied by evidence establishing such a link.

‘INDIA Alliance Cannot Be Strong Without TMC’

Banerjee also underlined what she described as the TMC’s importance within the opposition INDIA alliance.

She argued that the alliance could not become strong without the Trinamool Congress and called on supporters to strengthen the party as part of its political fight against the BJP.

The latest speech indicates that Banerjee is looking to consolidate her organisation at the grassroots while leaving a brief window open for rebel lawmakers to return.

With the 15-day deadline now set, attention will turn to whether any of the MPs and MLAs who left her camp decide to take up the offer—or whether the split within the Trinamool Congress becomes even more entrenched.