Ritabrata Banerjee becomes Rajya Sabha MP without contest
MP, 14 Dec 2024, Kolkata: Ritabrata Banerjee has become Rajya Sabha MP for Trinamool Congress (TMC) without any contest.
Trinamool Congress in a post on X said: “Congratulations to Shri @RitabrataBanerj on being elected as a Member of the Rajya Sabha. His dedication to public service will further strengthen the nation’s legislative framework.”
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on December 7 announced the nomination of Ritabrata Banerjee for the Rajya Sabha by-elections. The bypoll was necessitated following the resignation of Jawhar Sircar as the TMC’s Rajya Sabha MP in September following the RG Kar rape-murder incident and subsequent protests.
Ritabrata Banerjee, who currently heads TMC’s trade union wing, INTTUC was with the CPI(M) till 2017 and was its Rajya Sabha MP, before joining the ruling party. CPI(M) had sent him to Rajya Sabha in 2014. He was expelled by the party in 2017 for his lavish lifestyle.
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