Abhishek Banerjee named leader of Trinamool Congress’s Parliamentary team

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha (LS) MP, Abhishek Banerjee, has replaced veteran and four-time party MP, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, as the leader of Trinamool Congress’ Parliamentary team in the Lower House of Parliament.

The announcement on this count was made by Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, at a virtual meeting on Monday, chaired by her, which was attended by all the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members of the Trinamool Congress.

Meanwhile, four-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Kalyan Banerjee, on Monday, announced after the virtual meeting that he has decided to step down as the Chief Whip of the party in the Lok Sabha.

However, it is not yet clear when Kalyan Banerjee’s replacement in that chair will be announced, or whether Abhishek Banerjee, will also operate in that role besides his new role as the leader of Trinamool Congress’ Parliamentary team in the Lok Sabha, till the time any name is announced as the permanent Chief Whip of the party. (IANS)

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