Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla accusing party colleague Kalyan Banerjee of repeatedly verbally abusing her inside Parliament and misogynistic behavior towards women MPs.
In her complaint, the MP from Barasat sought permission to formally file a complaint and sought action against Banerjee. She claimed the abuse was not an isolated incident and said several female parliamentarians had faced similar behaviour.
“I seek your permission to make a formal complaint to you for redress against AITC Lok Sabha Member Kalyan Banerjee who has repeatedly verbally abused me inside the Lok Sabha. This misogyny has been against many lady members and must be punished,” she wrote in her letter to the Speaker.
The complaint comes amid rising internal tensions within the Trinamool Congress following the latest electoral setback in the West Bengal assembly elections, with public expressions of dissent within the party on the rise.
Neither Banerjee nor the Trinamool Congress leadership has responded to the allegations so far.
The development is significant as it follows Dastidar’s recent decision to quit all organizational posts in the party, where she has been a four-term MP from Barasat on a Trinamool ticket, though she continues to remain a member of the Lok Sabha.
(With data from PTI)
