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Abhishek Banerjee Demands Kakoli Dastidar’s Chairmanship Removed

By Drooid · Oct 4, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC · How we work

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AITC Lok Sabha leader Abhishek Banerjee wrote to Speaker Om Birla demanding Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar’s chairmanship be withdrawn.
Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien wrote to Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan, recalling a 2019 denial of a committee chair.
Banerjee said Dastidar is among twenty MPs facing Tenth Schedule disqualification petitions, citing his 23 September 2026 letters.

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AITC Lok Sabha leader Abhishek Banerjee wrote to Speaker Om Birla demanding Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar’s chairmanship be withdrawn.
Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien wrote to Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan, recalling a 2019 denial of a committee chair.
Banerjee said Dastidar is among twenty MPs facing Tenth Schedule disqualification petitions, citing his 23 September 2026 letters.