Mamata expel Firhad, Aroop & 5 others from party amid "real vs fake" TMC row

Trinamool's Kalighat faction led by party supremo Mamata Banerjee has officially expelled seven senior heavyweight leaders. The list of expelled individuals includes high-profile ministers and lawmakers: Firhad Hakim, Arup Roy, Aroop Biswas, Rathin Ghosh, Snehasish Chakraborty, Biplab Mitra, and Javed Khan. This historic disciplinary purge marks an absolute point of no return in the ongoing civil war tearing West Bengal's ruling party apart.

The severe punitive action comes directly on the heels of these leaders aligning themselves with the breakaway rebel faction orchestrated by Ritabrata Banerjee. During a parallel special session held at a luxury hotel in Newtown on Monday, several of these expelled individuals accepted prominent leadership roles within a parallel committee. Most notably, Howrah Central MLA Arup Roy was declared the "real" TMC Chairperson, while heavyweights like Firhad Hakim, Aroop Biswas, and Rathin Ghosh accepted roles as Vice-Chairmen, completely bypassing Mamata Banerjee's apex authority.

By issuing these immediate expulsion orders, the Kalighat high command has signaled its intent to aggressively clamp down on internal dissent and protect its constitutional legitimacy over the party structure. The move effectively strips these veteran leaders of their official party affiliation, throwing their legislative positions and ministerial portfolios into a deep constitutional crisis. Insiders suggest that Mamata Banerjee chose to act overnight to firmly demonstrate that alignment with the Newtown breakaway group would carry the highest political price.