Documents Related to TMC Legislature Party Meetings Surface Online; Authenticity Questioned

PTI, June 6, 2026, Kolkata: A fresh twist emerged in the battle for the leadership of the TMC legislature party on Saturday after documents purportedly relating to two meetings of party MLAs at Mamata Banerjee's Kalighat residence surfaced on social media, prompting rebel Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee to question their authenticity.

The documents pertain to meetings held on May 6 and May 19 amid the escalating struggle for control of the opposition space in the West Bengal Assembly following the TMC's defeat in the 2026 elections.

According to the records, 67 MLAs attended the May 6 meeting at 30B Harish Chatterjee Street, where signatures of legislators were seen alongside the names of their constituencies and the date.

While most legislators signed in Bengali or English, some names were written in block letters. Among those whose names appeared in block letters were MLAs Subhasis Das, Chandranath Sinha, Dinen Roy and Baharul Islam, according to the documents.

The papers described the May 6 gathering as a meeting convened for the election of the leader of the opposition, deputy leader and chief whip of the TMC legislature party.

The records stated that former Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim presided over the meeting and that the proposal for electing the legislature party leader was unanimously approved by those present.

The documents further claimed that legislators who could not attend had also conveyed their support.

Another set of records relating to the May 19 meeting carried signatures of 59 TMC legislators.