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NCPI Seeks More Time: Sudip Bandyopadhyay Speaks to Speaker Before Deadline
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News18•08-10-2026, 10:02
NCPI Seeks More Time: Sudip Bandyopadhyay Speaks to Speaker Before Deadline
- •NCPI has sought an additional two weeks to respond to the notice by sending a letter and email to the Speaker.
- •The deadline set by the Speaker for the NCPI to submit its response was October 8.
- •NCPI Lok Sabha leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay spoke to the Speaker on the phone to request the time extension.
- •A written complaint has been filed with the Speaker to invoke the anti-defection law against 20 NCPI MPs.
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NCPI MPs, including Lok Sabha leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay, requested an additional two weeks to respond to the notice because they were unable to submit their reply within the scheduled deadline of October 8.
The Speaker issued notices following written complaints submitted by Abhishek Banerjee and a petition from the Trinamool's Kalighat faction in the Supreme Court, asking why the MPs left Trinamool for NCPI and why the anti-defection law should not be invoked against them.
The Speaker initially granted seven days to respond, followed by a second phase allowing three weeks, and a third phase granting another two weeks after the MPs had requested a four-week extension.
