TMC MPs unanimously choose Mamata Banerjee as its parliamentary party's chairperson
Announcing this at a press conference in Delhi, Rajya Sabha member Derek O'Brien said Mamata Banerjee has been the guiding force behind the TMC parliamentary party for a long time.
Published: 23rd July 2021 06:39 PM | Last Updated: 23rd July 2021 06:39 PM | A+A A-
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. (File Photo | PTI)
NEW DELHI: TMC MPs have unanimously chosen party supremo Mamata Banerjee, who is also the chief minister of West Bengal, as the chairperson of its parliamentary party.
Announcing this at a press conference in Delhi, Rajya Sabha member Derek O'Brien said she has been the guiding force behind the TMC parliamentary party for a long time.
"We are just formalising a reality. Our chairperson is a seven-time Member of Parliament. She has the vision to guide the parliamentary party. She has the experience and insight. She was anyway guiding us," he said.
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The decision has been taken both at a conceptual and tactical level, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader said.
"She has been a call away always. We feel more empowered," O'Brien said.
He also said that all TMC MPs unanimously chose Banerjee as their leader.
Banerjee is not a member of parliament.
