Kakoli recognised as NCPI chief whip as Rijiju invites rebel TMC bloc for all-party meet

File photo: Union minister Kiren Rijiju and rebel TMC MP Kakoli GhoshNEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju has invited rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay and 19 other Lok Sabha MPs, who have joined the National Citizens Party of India (NCPI), to attend the customary all-party meeting ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, while also recognising Dr Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar as the party's chief whip for the purpose of the meeting.In a letter addressed to Bandyopadhyay, Rijiju acknowledged that the group of 20 MPs had approached Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking recognition as the NCPI, a request that is currently under consideration."Recently, you along with 19 other Members of Parliament have joined National Citizens Party of India (NCPI) and