Abhishek Banerjee Dares TMC Rebels to Return to Mamata, Says Will Resign Within an Hour if They Come Back
Banerjee said he would quit within an hour if rebel leaders returned to Mamata Banerjee, as TMC blamed defections and a demolished office on BJP links.
- On Saturday, Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee challenged rebel leaders who blamed him for the party's downfall to return and join Didi, pledging to resign within an hour if they did.
- Since the May 4, 2026, West Bengal Assembly election defeat, several top Trinamool leaders have openly criticized Banerjee, accusing him of "corporatising" the party and relying excessively on political consulting firm I-PAC.
- Earlier Saturday, authorities bulldozed one of Banerjee's Trinamool offices in Amtala within the Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency, deploying three bulldozers as a large crowd gathered at the site.
- Banerjee claimed the demolition revealed the "real face" of the BJP, and the party emailed the Calcutta High Court Chief Justice's Officer on Special Duty regarding the incident.
- Addressing the press outside Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Kalighat residence, Banerjee alleged deserters made a "deal" with the BJP to avoid the CBI and other agencies by blaming him, vowing Supreme Court action.
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Resign First, then Speak: West Bengal LoP Ritabrata Banerjee Slams Abhishek Banerjee
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Speaking to reporters, Banerjee claimed that Abhishek Banerjee had earlier referred to certain people as "looters" who had fled out of fear of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), but was now asking them to return. India News | Resign First, then Speak: West Bengal LoP Ritabrata Banerjee Slams Abhishek Banerjee.
'Will resign within an hour,' Abhishek challenges TMC rebels to return to Mamata camp
Abhishek Banerjee has said he would resign from his position within an hour if the rebel TMC leaders return to the Mamata camp. He also said that he deserves credit for party's performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections when the TMC won 29 seats.
<p style="text-align: justify;">Trinamool Congress (TMC) National General Secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday (July 18, 2026) issued a major challenge to the leaders of the rebel faction of the party. He said that those who have left the party and are abusing me today, I challenge them that if they return to Didi, I will resign from the party within an hour.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Following this challenge by Abh…
Abhishek Banerjee dares TMC rebels to return to Mamata, says will resign within an hour if they come back
Amid a deepening split in the Trinamool Congress after its assembly election defeat, Abhishek Banerjee challenged dissident leaders to return to Mamata Banerjee, vowing to resign from his party post within an hour if they did. The offer drew sharp reactions from both TMC loyalists and rebels as the party's crisis intensified.
'Return To Mamata Banerjee, I'll Resign': Abhishek Banerjee's Dare To Rebels
Abhishek Banerjee was responding to a question on the ever-increasing defections from the TMC in the aftermath of its assembly poll debacle, leaving Mamata Banerjee hanging by a thread as far as her control over the party.
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