Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, urging him to recognise
the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) as a single, unified political party in the House and not accord any status to any separate faction claiming to represent the party. In his letter, Banerjee requested the Speaker to "treat the AITC as a single political party represented in the House solely through its duly authorised Leader and Whip, and decline to accord any recognition, status, or facility to any purported separate group or faction of the AITC." The communication comes amid speculation over internal differences within the party following recent political developments in West Bengal. Banerjee's letter reiterates the party's position that all parliamentary affairs and official communications on behalf of the AITC should be conducted only through its authorised leadership in the Lok Sabha. The move is being seen as an attempt by the Trinamool Congress leadership to reinforce party unity and prevent any rival group from seeking independent recognition within Parliament. There was no immediate response from the Speaker's office on the request.
