00:00Didi's most loyal lieutenant gives her an ultimatum.
00:04Kalyan Banerjee now comes out to say to Mamta Banerjee,
00:07in an exclusive conversation with us,
00:09choose us or Abhishek Banerjee.
00:11Kalyan Banerjee calls Abhishek Banerjee, Bhipo, to arrogant.
00:16The only channel with Kalyan Banerjee's ultimatum,
00:19Didi Bhipo versus the rest of the TNCs,
00:22what we are witnessing now, unfold in Bengal.
00:26Kalyan Banerjee removed as Abhishek's counsel says,
00:30Abhishek disrespected me, hired a new lawyer,
00:33and I was humiliated by Abhishek Banerjee.
00:36TMC has been destroyed because of Abhishek.
00:38Now we will get into the details of what's been said and analyse it further,
00:42but right now let's first quickly listen in to this entire conversation with us.
00:50At a time when the Trinimal Congress is facing its biggest crisis,
00:53one of the person who has been seen as a crisis manager in the party
00:58is veteran Trinimal Congress MP and advocate, Kolan Mondabadha.
01:02He joins us now on India Today.
01:04Sir, a very important case came up for hearing before the Calcutta High Court
01:07on the CID notice to Abhishek Banerjee, your party's national general secretary,
01:11but you did not appear on that case.
01:13No, in this case, what has happened, challenging the summons,
01:18we filed the criminal division on behalf of Abhishek Banerjee.
01:22The matter came up on Friday.
01:23Whole day I waited in court six hours.
01:27Matter did not take enough.
01:37Yeah.
01:39The matter came up on Friday.
01:40In the meantime, you know, on Tuesday evening that the search had been taken place
01:44in the Kamak Street and the ex-Chief minister's office.
01:47I went to this port also and I said to the CID officer,
01:52why you have brought these two civic witnesses who are the BJP supporters?
01:59Right?
02:01Now, tomorrow, yesterday morning, I mentioned the matter before Justice Koshik Chandra.
02:05The matter is extremely urgent.
02:07The search has been conducted.
02:10Not only my residence, also the XCM's residence.
02:15And really, very difficult situation we are.
02:20Justice Chandra has been pleased to direct that the matter would appear today.
02:28Then, around 12.30 in the morning, some, one lawyer came
02:32and said that the, there is a read petition has been filed
02:36challenging the search.
02:39And Mr. Kisho Dottu will appear.
02:41I said, why did you not, why did you not say to me?
02:45Because this search is now subject matter up there, they are there also.
02:53Why you are doing these things?
02:54At least from one place, this matter should be done.
02:58Who may like you to do it?
03:01And I am not interested, I have to do it.
03:05And I will not appear in this matter then.
03:10Do not treat me as a dustbin.
03:11Tell me, inform me within one hour, whether I have to do it or not.
03:16Nothing has been informed.
03:17In the night, I read the entire things, got myself ready.
03:20You were preparing for today's hearing?
03:22Yes.
03:23Around 12.30 in the night,
03:26said, it was informed to my son
03:28that I am not required.
03:31Mr. Oyan Bhat Chaji will do the matter.
03:34He appeared before.
03:36It is such a humility.
03:38I am 45 years practice.
03:40This Oyan Bhat Chaji is
03:422025 as junior, Kisho Dottu is my junior.
03:47He doesn't know how to respect a senior lawyer, even.
03:50Sir, not just lawyer, you are the senior in his party.
03:53That is the second part.
03:55One must know.
03:58Client should work on the basis of the advice of the lawyer.
04:03Patient should hear the doctor.
04:05Doctor will not hear the patient
04:07and the lawyer will not hear the client.
04:12So far, legal part is concerned.
04:37And at this given point,
04:40what looks like Mamata Banerjee's biggest challenge
04:43is her tie with her own nephew,
04:46Abhishek Banerjee.
04:46Because clearly all rebels
04:48in the party have to
04:50very clearly highlight this,
04:52that Abhishek Banerjee seems to be the reason
04:54that the party has seen its downfall.
04:56So either you side with him
04:58or you side with us.
05:01Well, that's right.
05:02You know, it's an all-out rebellion
05:04within the Trenumul Congress
05:05at this point in time.
05:07And even though, you know,
05:09some of the loyalists,
05:10very senior members,
05:11veteran members of the party,
05:12they have sided with Mamata Banerjee
05:14and there are a handful,
05:15there are very few.
05:16People like Kalyan Banerjee,
05:17even they have started speaking out.
05:19So the chorus, of course,
05:20growing loud within the Trenumul Congress.
05:23And this is all to do with
05:24Abhishek Banerjee's leadership in the party.
05:27Because Kalyan Banerjee is the chief whip
05:29of the Trenumul Congress in Lok Sabha.
05:32And he has been made the chief whip
05:35just a few days back,
05:36precisely because Kakuli Ghosh Dastida was removed.
05:40And since then,
05:41Kakuli Ghosh Dastida has turned a rebel.
05:43And this entire saga of rebellion
05:46erupted within the party.
05:48The very reason why
05:49Kakuli Ghosh Dastida turned rebel was
05:52Kalyan Banerjee was brought back
05:54as the chief whip in the party
05:55just a few weeks back.
05:57And the same person now,
05:58look, Kalyan Banerjee,
05:59the chief whip,
06:00he is now revolting against the party.
06:03And the reason is the same.
06:04It's Abhishek Banerjee,
06:05his style of functioning,
06:06he's saying that this is complete arrogance,
06:08complete mistrust.
06:09He says that Abhishek doesn't trust me.
06:11He doesn't,
06:12he has not had a trust,
06:14has trust issues with me
06:16since 2022,
06:18is what Kalyan Banerjee tells me.
06:21And therefore,
06:23it's impossible for him to operate.
06:24And this all stems down
06:25from the CID case
06:26that Kalyan Banerjee has been handling.
06:28Look,
06:28Kalyan Banerjee is an old-timer in the party.
06:31He's an advocate.
06:32There are multiple high-profile cases
06:34that Kalyan Banerjee has fought
06:35for the Trinamul Congress,
06:37both in the High Court
06:37as well as the Supreme Court.
06:39In that sense,
06:40he's saying that I feel humiliated
06:41that at the very last moment,
06:43last night,
06:43at around midnight,
06:44When it is such party veterans
06:46coming out to point out
06:47the same that we see
06:49that the rebel MPs also have to say
06:51or rebels within the party have to say,
06:53there definitely seems to be
06:55a certain unanimity
06:58in terms of the voice
06:59that's being raised within the party now,
07:01which is clearly against Abhishek Banerjee.
07:04Thank you, Indrajeet,
07:04for that.
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