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Karnataka witnessed a significant leadership transition as DK Shivakumar was sworn in as Chief Minister at Lok Bhavan in Bengaluru. Alongside him, G. Parameshwara took the oath as Deputy Chief Minister, while twelve other legislators were inducted into the state cabinet.
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00:00Non-stop coverage on India today.
00:02It's finally a done deal.
00:04Karnataka as a new Chief Minister, D.K. Shivkumar has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka.
00:10So where I am standing at the iconic Vidhan Sauta, this power throne.
00:13And the throne here now belongs to D.K. Shivkumar.
00:16He's going to be coming here any moment now, right after the ceremony comes to an end.
00:21There's a high tea with the Governor, following which D.K. Shivkumar will be coming here to the Vidhan Sauta
00:26in an open jeep,
00:27in a moment of grand celebration as, in fact, the entire street lined up right up to the Vidhan Sauta
00:33is full of supporters who've come together to catch one glimpse of D.K. Shivkumar.
00:38Loud cheers rang through the Lok Bhavan as D.K. Shivkumar was sworn in as Chief Minister.
00:44And guess what? There's symbolism involved in that too.
00:47As he chose to be sworn in, holding a copy of the Constitution in his hand.
00:53Something that you've seen Rahul Gandhi do with the same red Constitution booklet
00:57was in the hand of D.K. Shivkumar reportedly because Rahul Gandhi had said very clearly
01:02that he should take oath holding the Constitution in the name of the Constitution.
01:07So that's exactly what happened.
01:09As we're getting you the final moments of the swearing-in ceremony,
01:13that's D.K. Shivkumar and his entire cabinet there on stage,
01:17along with the who's who of the Congress.
01:19This is a Congress show of strength as well.
01:21A tick where they're sending out a message that we got it right.
01:25We ensured that everyone worked together.
01:28There was no rebellion, no drama at all.
01:31The ceremony has now come to an end.
01:34I'll bring in Sagaraj for a quick update on what's expected now
01:36before we play out that moment of D.K. Shivkumar being sworn in.
01:40Sagaraj, what's happening right now?
01:42What's the current situation? What's next?
01:48Now, as of now, you can see that the event got over, the oath-taking ceremony got over at Lohkabavad.
01:53Everybody is leaving.
01:54We have seen cricketers, celebrities, actors, politicians.
01:58Even Zameer Ahmad Khan stepped out.
02:00He seemed to be quite disappointed.
02:02Along with them was the former political secretary.
02:05Chief Minister Sidramia Nazir was there.
02:08And he was quite disappointed, but he didn't make any kind of statement.
02:11He left from here.
02:12And as you see now, everybody is dispersing from Lohkabavad.
02:17And there is a huge security outside.
02:19And the police are trying to control the crowd, which is heading towards Lohkabavad.
02:24And probably, as you rightly mentioned, that after high tea, D.K. Shivkumar leave from this spot in an open
02:30jeep,
02:30where he will be greeting and waving at all the supporters who are gathered outside Lohkabavad.
02:35And thereafter, he will reach Vidana Sauda.
02:42Okay, Sagaraj, just stay with me.
02:43For all of our viewers who missed out on that moment when D.K. Shivkumar took oath as the Chief
02:49Minister of Karnataka,
02:50we've got you covered.
02:51It was at 4.10 p.m. 4.5 was the time given by his astrologer.
02:55So that's dot when the ceremony began.
02:58And then at about 4.10 is when D.K. Shivkumar was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka.
03:02Take a look at that exact moment.
03:23And the
03:26D.K. Shivkumar
03:30Thank you very much.
04:10Thank you very much.
04:45Thank you very much.
05:09Thank you very much.
05:49Thank you very much.
05:57Thank you very much.
06:26Thank you very much.
12:23Bhairagauda had it because I think Bangaloo needs not just a small change, a big, big change
12:30if things have to turn around for Bangaloo city. I think Krishna Bhairagauda will have a task on
12:35his shoulder and DK Shukuma will trust him saying, look, you have 24 months, I need Bangaloo to be
12:40cleared up completely and no infrastructure complaints henceforth. He's a Bangaloo man
12:45himself, so maybe that'll help and Krishna Bhairagauda be able to recognize the problems,
12:49but that's important responsibility that's been given to Krishna Bhairagauda. And as we get you
12:54the latest updates here on India today of what exactly is playing out next, as I told you,
12:59DK Shukuma is expected here in an open jeep, he's expected to step out any moment. We're just going
13:04to get you a number of reactions of all those who attended the swearing and ceremony. I can confirm
13:09for you that Rahul Gandhi has also just left from the venue. There was supposed to be actually the
13:13foundation stone laying ceremony for, in fact, the KPCC new office where Rahul Gandhi and Malik
13:20Harjun Karge were expected to come together. But that plan was cancelled owing to the Bangaloo
13:24weather, which seems perfectly fine, by the way, right now. No rain for a change this evening
13:29in Bengaluru. But as we get to all the details, we're just going to move along because you're
13:33seeing now the security setup being put in place. We've got Apoorva Jayachandran who's joining
13:38me from another vantage point here in the Vidant Sauda. She's going to be tracking what's
13:42happening as far as DK Shukumar getting down to business is concerned. That'll be the moment
13:47when he'll sign off on the fires. It's expected to be a press conference. Apoorva, get us
13:50those updates.
13:55Well, in fact, Akshita, we're here at the north gate here at, you know, Vidant Sauda in just
14:01a couple of minutes. You know, we'll also see that after that tea that the governor, you
14:05know, DK Shukumar, the newly elected Karnataka chief minister will have with the governor and
14:09the dignitaries that he will arrive through this very north gate. In fact, you know, there's
14:14a line of artists there, Karnataka folk artists who have been lined up here to celebrate and
14:20welcome the newly elected chief minister of Karnataka. In fact, the entire north gate, as
14:24you can see here, has been completely decked up with flowers there. And also, you know, all
14:31people eagerly awaiting on these streets. What we are getting to learn is that from Lok Sabha,
14:35you know, he will go ahead from Lok Bhavan, sorry, he will go ahead and, you know, be
14:41taking a sort of a road show there towards Vidant Sauda. And in this road show, all of
14:47the fans, all of the supporters of DK Shukumar who have gathered here, who have been eagerly
14:51awaiting to see that he is now the chief minister of Karnataka. They will all be greeted by the
14:57new chief minister, DK Shukumar. And after meeting with his followers, after meeting with
15:02the supporters who have been gathering here outside the Vidant Sauda, he will enter via
15:07this very north gate there. And he will go ahead and he will hold, you know, he will go
15:13ahead and have a meeting. We're also expecting likely that the chief minister will go ahead
15:17and hold a press meet here at the Vidant Sauda, the first press meet that DK Shukumar will get
15:23post becoming the chief minister. That's what, you know, we are hopeful of.
15:27As chief minister of Karnataka rather than Sidra Maya. And that's a change that we're
15:32still getting used to. Apoorva, just stay with us. Just stay with us, Apoorva. We're
15:37going to come back to you. I want to give you a sense of all the reactions that have come
15:40in. My colleague, Sagai Raj, who's been on standby at the Lok Bhavan, has spoken to several
15:44actors, cricketers who were there for the swearing and ceremony, listening to what they've
15:48had to say. OK, we're going to continue getting you all of those reactions, but I'm handing
15:57it back across to my colleague Sonal in the studio.
16:13Cutting across to some news coming in. This is from Bengal, where we are told that an interesting
16:18turn-up events have taken place. Rebel TMC MLA with Varda has been appointed as the Bengal
16:23L.O.P. Deputy leader's position has gone to Javed Ahmad Khan, Shabina Yasmin, Shreelush
16:30Saha, and Sandeep Saha as well.
16:36.
16:36.
16:36.
16:36Thank you very much.
17:06Thank you very much.
24:52We are the real principal opposition here.
25:05All right. Spectacular visuals on your screen right now because Ritabrata has now gone on record to say that we,
25:12the rebel TMC MLAs, are now the principal opposition in West Bengal.
25:19What does that mean? Does that mean the TMC has split from within?
25:24All of this is happening. Remember, as we continue to get visuals from right outside the house of Abhishek Banerjee,
25:30where some ED officials are standing,
25:32I'll request our producers to put that out as well.
25:35So a lot of dramatic twists and turns taking place in West Bengal.
25:39And if we can dip back, because he's taking a couple of questions, let's go back to the press conference
25:44and see if he's saying something over there.
26:01It is a collective decision. This decision was not taken in a corporate office.
26:10So Ritabrata Banerjee is directly slamming the IPAC, Saza, in Trinimal Congress, saying that this decision that has been taken
26:19now by two-thirds members, elected members of the Trinimal Congress Legislated Party,
26:25is a collective decision, unlike one that has been taken by a private entity, is direct reference to, of course,
26:36IPAC.
26:41You are saying that TMC officially, as we know, it is no longer Mamata Banerjee's party.
26:48It is split in the open. 58 MLAs, if not 60, have formed their own party, saying they are the
26:55real TMC and they will be, you know, performing the duties of the principal opposition.
27:07Thank you, Dr. Dutta.
27:16Reju Dutta joins us on the phone line for more on this.
27:20Reju Dutta, what we are hearing in the press conference is that the party has split open.
27:27TMC is no longer the party of Mamata Banerjee. Am I understanding that correctly?
27:33No. Because, if you call these legislators, who have defected from the, they have not even defected,
27:42I cannot call that they have defected from the original party, because 58 and now plus 2, 60 legislators,
27:49who have won on a Trinimal ticket, have clearly stated that their leader is Mamata Banerjee.
27:54And they are the real Sinimal Congress. Now, the Honourable Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha has, because it is a
28:03three-fourth majority,
28:05so has accepted their letter, which states that Rishabrata Bandar Baddha is the leader of opposition,
28:14and Mr. Akhruz Zaman is the chief whip.
28:17But, they have also clearly stated that we accept Mamata Banerjee as our leader.
28:25So, that is that, and All India, Trinimal Congress, post this, has issued a tweet,
28:32which is there on social media for everybody to see that the Trinimal Congress has dissolved
28:37every frontal organization and all posts within the party.
28:41So, basically, which that means is, Mr. Abhishek Banerjee is no longer the National General Secretary of the party,
28:47neither, you know, a party has youth organization, student organization,
28:53Traders Union, all are dissolved as of now.
28:56Okay. So, Riju, you are essentially saying, this is Maria,
29:00that the problem is with the leadership of Abhishek Banerjee, not with Mamata Banerjee.
29:08And for all those who are seeing this as a split, it is not the correct interpretation,
29:13that this is essentially challenging the leadership of Abhishek Banerjee,
29:17who was made the working president and National General Secretary.
29:21This group of MLAs is essentially saying that Ritabrata Banerjee will be the LOP,
29:28while Mamata Banerjee continues as the leader.
29:31So, they impose faith in Mamata Banerjee's leadership, not in Abhishek Banerjee.
29:36Correct me.
29:38What you are, if you hear the PC by Mr. Ritabrata Banerjee, he is saying that,
29:45see, it all started when a letter was submitted to the Bidhan Sabha,
29:49signed by Mr. Abhishek Banerjee,
29:52where there were signatures of multiple MLAs,
29:55which later out, founded out to be forged signatures,
29:58where the letter said that the leader of opposition is Mr. Shobandit Chattopada,
30:03and Chief Repist, Mr. Bobby Harkin.
30:05Right? Mr. Fira Bharkin.
30:07Now, after that happened, these rebel leaders,
30:10they have said that enough of this high-handedness,
30:13enough of this one-way street of just directing an order,
30:16and without consulting with the others.
30:18So, these rebel legislators, who have won on a Chinomul Congress ticket,
30:23have formed a group of their own,
30:26and they have,
30:28out of 80, 60 plus MLAs,
30:31have signed back,
30:32and now they are calling themselves,
30:35we are the Chinomul Congress,
30:36but our leader is Mamata Banerjee.
30:38And they have clearly stated in the press conference,
30:41that Abhishek Banerjee has nothing to do with the Chinomul Congress in the Vidhan Saba,
30:47which is actually technically correct.
30:49Yes, that's right.
30:50Abhishek Banerjee,
30:50after the dissolving of all central organization and force,
30:54Abhishek Banerjee is now not the General Secretary of the party,
30:57number one,
30:57and number two, he is a Member of Parliament.
31:00So, anyways, he has nothing to do with the legislative assembly.
31:02Yes, so, Ruju, the question really is,
31:04that these are rebels.
31:06Mamata Banerjee and her party,
31:10she was the one who created this party.
31:13She had all the discretion to appoint
31:16whosoever she wishes to on party posts.
31:19But what these rebels have done is,
31:22that they have not questioned the leadership of Mamata Banerjee,
31:25but they have said,
31:26that as far as the second rung is concerned,
31:29they will be deciding it.
31:31As far as the assembly is concerned,
31:34it will be Ritabrata Banerjee.
31:37I will say this clearly.
31:39There was dissent within the party,
31:41which was raised within the party,
31:43that we will take Mamata Banerjee as our leader,
31:47because she is the founder of the party.
31:48Everyone who has won as a legislator has won
31:51because of the face of Mamata Banerjee.
31:53Whoever has won.
31:54So, nobody has challenged the authority of Mamata Banerjee.
31:57Neither anybody has discussed the Mamata Banerjee.
31:59And I think an important distinction here is...
32:01And Maria, let me finish.
32:02Yes.
32:03You know, because, Reju,
32:04we are seeing perhaps the beginning
32:06of multiple such fires which will be playing out.
32:10What has happened right now is essentially the assembly.
32:14It could also play out in the Lok Sabha
32:16and the Parliament of India.
32:19I am clearly stating in the EU one thing,
32:23that now that the fear factor is no more there,
32:27now that the party has lost the power,
32:30everybody within the party has multiple times
32:34expressed their dissent towards the high-handedness
32:38and the lack of democracy within the party
32:40because of Mr. Banerjee.
32:41So, is this the beginning, Reju?
32:44You know, we have heard from Kakoli Ghosh, Dastidar,
32:48TMC Member of Parliament,
32:49four-term Member of Parliament.
32:51Are there MPs also who will be looking at
32:55coming up with their own idea
32:57of what they think is the original TMC?
33:01See, Vidhan Sabha was Dhurandar Part 1.
33:05Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are the Parliament.
33:07Sansad will be Dhurandar Part 2.
33:09But we have to wait for it for a couple of months.
33:13All right, Reju Dutta.
33:13I appreciate your time.
33:15So, Sonal, what we are seeing is perhaps
33:17the beginning of multiple chapters
33:19that will unfold in this concern
33:23or disappointment for Mamata Banerjee.
33:26Her party is heading for what is visibly,
33:31you know, rebellion, desertions and also dissent.
33:36What has happened is the beginning, I would say,
33:39of multiple such chapters
33:41because it has played out in the State Assembly
33:44where the LOP has been decided by this rebel group.
33:48What they do next will be interesting to watch out for.
33:51What will be Mamata Banerjee's next move
33:53will be also interesting
33:54because only yesterday,
33:56Kunal Ghosh, a close aide of Mamata Banerjee,
33:58said, have faith in our leadership.
34:00Right now, the rebels are saying
34:02they have faith in our leadership.
34:04But when it is about deciding
34:06who gives the direction to the party,
34:08they will be doing so
34:10because they do not have faith in Abhishek Banerjee.
34:13The rebellion is against Bhipo or Abhishek Banerjee
34:16and his high-handedness
34:18as most of these leaders are saying now.
34:21Right.
34:21But, Maria, help us understand this.
34:23You can't just appoint yourself the LOP, right?
34:25There is a process here.
34:2681 MLAs got into power.
34:2860 of them is the claim that he has.
34:30So, Abhishek is saying he went to the governor,
34:32staked the claim.
34:33That entire process happened
34:35behind the backs of Mamata Banerjee
34:37because clearly it doesn't have her seal of approval.
34:40They seem to be respecting her at this point,
34:43you know, have faith in their leadership.
34:44But this clearly does not have her stamp of approval.
34:47So, I would say that Mamata Banerjee
34:50perhaps saw this coming.
34:51And the signs of which started appearing
34:54for the last 48 to 72 hours, Sonal.
34:57First, when the meeting was called
34:58of the state legislators,
35:01just 20 of them appeared
35:03and 60 of them had,
35:06you know, decided not to attend that meeting.
35:08So, that was an open challenge
35:10of Mamata Banerjee's leadership.
35:12Second came the protest march
35:16which was organized by the former Bengal
35:18chief minister and the TMC Supremo
35:20in which just odd seven MLAs appeared.
35:25So, the indication was that most of them
35:27want to distance themselves
35:29from Mamata Banerjee
35:31and they do not want to be seen
35:32with Mamata Banerjee.
35:33What is evident here is
35:35that this is the group
35:36which has managed to convince
35:39the speaker
35:42that they have the numbers.
35:45On the floor of the house,
35:47it is about the numerical strength.
35:49They are not challenging the symbol.
35:51They are not challenging
35:52the party president.
35:53They are not saying
35:54that they are a separate group.
35:56They are essentially saying
35:58that they are,
35:59they have 60 signatures
36:01and on the basis of this 60 signatures,
36:04they have decided
36:05that here is the person
36:07that who they think
36:08should be the legislature,
36:10the LOP
36:11and that is Ritabrata Banerjee.
36:13Mamata Banerjee
36:14and, you know,
36:16the party has already
36:18expelled Ritabrata Banerjee.
36:19So, it will be,
36:20you know,
36:20it will lead to
36:21a lot of legal battle
36:23which will start unfolding
36:24also from now on.
36:25Start unfolding now.
36:26But what Maria is telling us
36:27at the moment is
36:28that this is not an NCP moment.
36:29This is not a Shiv Sena moment
36:31just yet at least
36:32that we are looking at
36:34at least in what's happening
36:35in TMC right now.
36:37My colleague Indrajeet
36:38is also with us
36:38and he is on the other side
36:40of the story actually.
36:40He is outside the house
36:42of Abhishek Banerjee
36:44where there are ED officials
36:45as we speak.
36:47This is playing out
36:48to a script, Indrajeet.
36:50What exactly is happening?
36:52Mamata Banerjee
36:53and Abhishek Banerjee
36:54on one hand
36:55are tackling with the ED
36:56on the other hand
36:57tackling with their own
36:58rebel MLAs.
37:02Well, absolutely.
37:04You know,
37:04there is attack happening
37:05on multi-pronged,
37:07you know,
37:07it's a multi-pronged attack
37:08on multiple fronts.
37:09Here is Abhishek Banerjee's
37:10residence
37:11at Kale Ghat,
37:13not very far away
37:14from Mamata Banerjee's
37:15residence.
37:15In fact,
37:15Abhishek Banerjee
37:16is right now
37:17at Mamata Banerjee's
37:18residence.
37:19At around 4 o'clock
37:20in the evening
37:20is when he went
37:21and the TMC top brass
37:23is in a huddle
37:24right now
37:24even as Rito Broto Banerjee
37:26was holding
37:26that press conference
37:27at the assembly.
37:28Just a short while back
37:29at this residence
37:30an ED team came
37:31and served a summon
37:33to Abhishek Banerjee
37:34in the primary
37:34teacher's recruitment
37:36scam.
37:36So that's something
37:38that is happening.
37:38Fast-paced developments
37:39are happening
37:40even as Abhishek Banerjee
37:41is just on the other
37:42side of the road
37:43at Mamata Banerjee's
37:44residence
37:45trying to,
37:45you know,
37:47make sense
37:48of this fast-paced
37:49developments
37:49that has taken place
37:50because this is
37:51really, really
37:52unprecedented
37:52as you have been
37:53discussing with Maria.
37:55You know,
37:5560-odd MLAs,
37:5658 for now,
37:57two more
37:58Rito Broto Banerjee
37:58said will be added
37:59sometime later.
38:01They have now
38:02formed
38:02an own block
38:04within the
38:04Trinamool Congress.
38:05Now, it's very,
38:06very important
38:06to understand this.
38:08They are not
38:09saying that they
38:10have broken out
38:10of the Trinamool Congress,
38:11that they are
38:12forming a new party.
38:13They are just
38:14questioning
38:14Abhishek Banerjee's
38:16leadership.
38:16Remember,
38:17the Trinamool Congress
38:18yesterday had once
38:20again sent out
38:20a letter
38:21to the Speaker
38:22of the West Bengal
38:23Legislative Assembly
38:24because the party
38:25has nominated
38:26veteran TMC MLA
38:27Shobhan Dev Chattopadhyay
38:29as the leader
38:31of the opposition.
38:32And that letter
38:33has been signed
38:33by Abhishek Banerjee.
38:35These MLAs
38:36right now,
38:37who have just
38:38done the press conference,
38:39they are saying
38:39that they do not
38:41accept Abhishek Banerjee
38:42as the leader,
38:42though they still
38:43want to work
38:44under the leadership
38:45of Mamata Banerjee.
38:46She is the chairperson
38:48of the Trinamool Congress.
38:49So there is a clear
38:50divide.
38:50The line has been
38:52drawn,
38:52and it's almost
38:53like an ultimatum.
38:54So they have
38:55two-thirds majority
38:57within the 80 MLAs
38:58that have won
39:00on a Trinamool ticket.
39:01And they are
39:02flexing their muscle,
39:03and they are telling
39:04Mamata Banerjee
39:04that we do not
39:06accept the leadership
39:07of Abhishek Banerjee.
39:08Therefore,
39:09we have chosen
39:10Ritabrota Banerjee
39:11as our nominee
39:12for the leader
39:13of the opposition.
39:13And it seems
39:14that the Speaker
39:15of the West Bengal
39:16Assembly has now
39:17accepted that demand.
39:18But there might be
39:20certain questions
39:20as well,
39:21because,
39:22you know,
39:23the two members,
39:25especially Ritabrota Banerjee,
39:27there is a question mark
39:28on his position,
39:29because he has been
39:30expelled by the
39:31Trinamool Congress.
39:32So he is no more
39:33a Trinamool Congress
39:34member.
39:35He is an MLA
39:36who won on a
39:37Trinamool Congress
39:38ticket, no doubt,
39:39but he is no more
39:40with the Trinamool Congress.
39:42So the fact that
39:43these rebel MLAs
39:44have chosen Ritabrota Banerjee
39:46is that legally terrible.
39:47Maria is also here.
39:48See what's happening
39:49is one thing is clear
39:50that nobody's claiming
39:52to take over
39:53the party over here.
39:54That's very clear.
39:55So for me,
39:56this is the real
39:57test of Mamta's
39:59Mamata
40:00for his nephew,
40:01for her nephew.
40:02Right?
40:03This is the real test
40:04of Mamta Banerjee's
40:05Mamta for the nephew
40:06because the rebel
40:06is happening
40:07against the nephew.
40:08And I wonder
40:09what's happening
40:10at her residence
40:10at the moment
40:11where Mamta Banerjee
40:13and Abhishek
40:13and everybody is there
40:14because on one hand
40:15they're watching
40:15the press conference,
40:16on the other
40:17they're probably
40:17looking at the
40:18CCTV cameras
40:19outside this house
40:20to see what's
40:20happening with the ED.
40:21But my question,
40:22Maria,
40:22to you is
40:23at the moment
40:24the timing is questionable.
40:26ED to land up
40:27right after they have
40:28had a poll debacle,
40:30the timing is questionable.
40:32You know,
40:33we always question
40:34the timing of the ED
40:35when the ED lands
40:38at opposition leaders' homes
40:40before the elections.
40:41This time it has happened
40:42after the elections
40:43because let's not forget
40:45that in the run-up
40:46to elections
40:46there wasn't any raids
40:48or any action
40:50by any of these agencies
40:51this time around
40:53because the BJP
40:54understood that...
40:55No, IPAC offices,
40:56that happened.
40:57Yes, but then
40:58it was not directly
40:59on Abhishek Banerjee.
41:00That's a body
41:02which was assisting them
41:03in the elections
41:04cannot be seen
41:06as part of a political
41:08formation.
41:09But having said that,
41:11look,
41:12the challenge
41:12certainly will be seen
41:14as what Mamta Banerjee
41:15does next.
41:15You know,
41:17because one of the reasons
41:19as to why
41:20Shuvendu Adhikari
41:21quit Trinamool Congress
41:23and joined the BJP
41:25in 2021
41:26was essentially
41:28when Mamta Banerjee
41:29decided to
41:30elevate
41:32her nephew
41:34to an important
41:35organization role
41:36positioning him
41:37as virtual number two
41:39within the party.
41:40So Shuvendu Adhikari,
41:42who was the man
41:43behind the entire
41:45Nandi Gram
41:45and Shingur movement
41:47in 2006-2007
41:49decided
41:49that if he is not
41:51being seen
41:52as a successor
41:53of Mamta Banerjee
41:54despite all his hard work
41:55and he had risen
41:56in the ranks,
41:57then why should he continue?
41:59We have seen
41:59what happened
42:00and then rest is,
42:01as they say,
42:02is the history.
42:03He is now,
42:04today,
42:05the first BJP
42:07chief minister
42:08of West Bengal.
42:10Look,
42:11for Mamta Banerjee,
42:12this is the ultimate test.
42:14How will she save the party?
42:16Here is Rithabrata Banerjee
42:18saying
42:18that
42:20he believes
42:21that Mamta Banerjee
42:21should continue
42:22to advise the party.
42:24She is the mentor
42:25of the party.
42:26She is the party leader.
42:27She is the party president.
42:28The problem is
42:29with Abhishek Banerjee's leadership.
42:31When I spoke to
42:32Kakuli Ghosh Dastidar,
42:34four-term
42:34member of parliament,
42:35she had similar viewpoint.
42:37She said
42:38that it was
42:39the IPAC
42:39and team
42:41that was appointed
42:42by Abhishek Banerjee
42:43which actually
42:45ill-treated
42:46or perhaps
42:46misbehaved
42:47with party MPs
42:48who are the veterans
42:49in their respective areas.
42:51That they had to take
42:52orders
42:53from these
42:55IPAC officials
42:56or young
42:5821,
42:5922-year-old
42:59as she had put it then.
43:01Then why should
43:01she be following them?
43:03I am saying
43:04Sonal,
43:05we are seeing
43:05perhaps the beginning
43:06of multiple rebellion
43:08which will be playing out
43:09in TMC.
43:11And this is
43:12what had happened
43:13in 2011.
43:14The unravelling
43:15of the left
43:16which happened
43:17after Mamata Banerjee
43:18came to power
43:19is a similar story
43:21of unravelling
43:22of the Trinamul Congress.
43:23We have been
43:24accepted
43:25as the principal
43:27opposition
43:28in this 18th
43:29West Bengal
43:30Legislative Assembly.
43:31Is this the
43:31Trinamul Congress
43:32or is this a new front?
43:33What is it?
43:33This is
43:34this is
43:36I am
43:37categorically telling you
43:38I have
43:38inside also told you
43:39we want
43:40Mamata Banerjee
43:41to be our
43:42chief advisor
43:43to give us
43:45advises
43:46that will help us
43:47in strengthening
43:48our position
43:49as an opposition.
43:50As far as
43:51the West Bengal
43:51State Legislative
43:52Assembly is concerned
43:53this
43:54only this
43:55which has been
43:56given
43:58the speaker
43:59has accepted
43:59that.
44:00So the point
44:01is that
44:02two-third
44:02of the members
44:0380 members
44:04were elected
44:05by
44:05in Trinamul Congress
44:07of Symbol
44:07two-third
44:08of them
44:08more than
44:09two-third
44:09of them
44:09has given
44:10our claim
44:13and the claim
44:14has been accepted.
44:18All right
44:19very very
44:20categorically
44:21stated it
44:21out in the
44:22open
44:23and this is
44:23where I am
44:24changing my
44:24opinion
44:25a little bit
44:26Indro and
44:26Maria continue
44:27to be with us
44:27Indro if you
44:28listen to his
44:28words
44:29he is very
44:29careful
44:30he is saying
44:31this is
44:32our party
44:32and what
44:33he is also
44:34saying is
44:34that we
44:35want
44:35Mamata Banerjee
44:36only if
44:37she is
44:37advising us
44:39she is
44:40not calling
44:40the shots
44:41only if
44:41she is
44:42advising us
44:43this is
44:43a virtual
44:44takeover
44:49well that
44:49is what
44:50it looks
44:51like
44:51very very
44:52careful
44:53wording by
44:53Ritabruta Banerjee
44:54at this point
44:55in time
44:55he is saying
44:55that we are
44:56willing to
44:57work under
44:58the aegis
44:58of Mamata
44:59Banerjee
44:59and we
44:59want her
45:00to advise
45:01us
45:01that could
45:02also mean
45:02that Mamata
45:03Banerjee
45:03of course
45:04is not a
45:04member of
45:05the legislative
45:06assembly
45:06and she
45:08is neither
45:08an MP
45:09right now
45:10so she
45:11could advise
45:12her
45:12but there
45:13are multiple
45:13other leaders
45:14in this rebel
45:15faction
45:15whom we have
45:16spoken to
45:16all through
45:17the day
45:17and they
45:17have always
45:18said
45:19maintained
45:19that they
45:20are willing
45:21to work
45:22under the
45:22leadership
45:22of Mamata
45:23Banerjee
45:23they have
45:23no
45:24qualms
45:25about the
45:25leadership
45:25of Mamata
45:26Banerjee
45:26but it
45:26is Abhishek
45:27Banerjee
45:28which is
45:29a pricking
45:30point as far
45:31as the
45:31leadership
45:32is concerned
45:33I will
45:34once again
45:34give you
45:35a sense
45:35of what is
45:35happening
45:36right now
45:36this is
45:36Mamata
45:37Banerjee's
45:37residence
45:37Kalighat
45:38residence
45:38and both
45:39the top
45:40two
45:40Mamata
45:41Banerjee
45:41as well
45:42as Abhishek
45:42Banerjee
45:43and there
45:43are some
45:43other leaders
45:44like
45:44Chandrimah
45:44Bhattacharya
45:45there is
45:46Kunal Khosh
45:47who is
45:47speaking outside
45:47right now
45:48and we'll
45:49try and
45:49catch him
45:50there is
45:50Dolah
45:51Sen
45:51Dolah
45:51Di is
45:51coming
45:52out
45:52Dolah
45:52Di
45:52just want
45:53to
45:53understand
46:22you
46:24You can see, Dola Sen, you know, all these people, they are continuously stating that, you know, the Trinimal Congress,
46:30it is a political party of the people.
46:33So, given the kind of defections that are happening, if not a defection act, actually, it's a separate bloc that
46:39has now come into being as far as the Trinimal Congress is concerned.
46:42And the Trinimal Congress is, you know, it's in a huddle right now.
46:46They don't know how to react.
46:47It has come as a huge shock. Two-third, you know, members of the Trinimal Congress, who have won on
46:54the TMC's ticket out of 80, they have now, you know, formed a separate bloc.
46:59And they are literally, you know, calling the shots as far as the party is concerned.
47:03There are very few senior members, like Dola Sen, as I just showed you, there was Kunal Ghosh, Chandrima Bhattachari
47:08is inside.
47:09Inderjeev, not just calling the shots, they have called it.
47:11They went to the speaker and they have already got that position in.
47:14Okay, show us.
47:15That, you know, this is the residence of Mamata Banerjee.
47:20Yes, yes, this is the residence of Mamata Banerjee.
47:23There are, as I said, the top leadership is in a huddle right now.
47:27I'll ask my camera person to zoom in and show.
47:29And as I said, very few leaders here, the senior leadership of the party, especially the old guard.
47:37I can see Krishna Chakraborty.
47:38So the old guard of the party is here at this point in time at Mamata Banerjee's residence.
47:43Okay, Indro, I really don't want to take a break, but I'm told we have to hit a break.
47:49So here, to everybody watching right now, some spectacular updates coming in from West Bengal.
47:56TMC has had a churn in leadership, it seems.
48:00They are saying they want Mamata Banerjee, but in advisory positions, they have gone to the speaker.
48:06The entire, you know, sort of anti-Abhishek gang has already inserted itself as the LOP.
48:12What happens next?
48:13Minute by minute updates are going to come.
48:15Stay tuned to India Today.
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