TMC gears up to move SC within 10 days to seek disqualification of 20 rebel MPs

TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee had met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on WednesdayNEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress is preparing to move the Supreme Court against the 20 rebel Lok Sabha MPs who merged with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India. A disqualification petition will be filed within 10 days, TMC sources said.TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee had met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday to reiterate his demand for a speedy decision on the disqualification petitions submitted by TMC in June. Later addressing the media, Banerjee had expressed concern over the lack of any action on the matter so far and said that he did not receive any satisfactory response.“If the Speaker does not decide on these petitions within the period required by law and appli