{
  "type": "article",
  "title": "Rebel MLAs Seize Trinamool Congress Headquarters, Lock the Gate and Name Arup Roy New Chief",
  "summary": "Rebel Trinamool Congress MLAs locked the party's Kolkata headquarters and put up a poster naming Arup Roy as chairman, prompting Kunal Ghosh and Madan Mitra to call the takeover illegal and file a police complaint.",
  "content": "Mamata Banerjee's troubles inside the Trinamool Congress are far from over after the party's exit from power in West Bengal. Rebel MLAs have now staked their claim on the party's own headquarters, putting up a poster outside the building that names Arup Roy as party president and describes Mamata Banerjee merely as an advisor. Leaders of the Ritabrata Banerjee faction insist that they represent the real Trinamool Congress and that the party office rightfully belongs to them.\n\nPhotos in the conference room, then a lock on the gate\nThe Trinamool Congress headquarters sits on Metropolitan Bypass Road in Kolkata, the same building where Abhishek Banerjee and Mamata Banerjee also hold office. The five to six storey building saw Arup Roy, Ritabrata Banerjee, Fariad Hakim and several other rebel MLAs arrive between roughly 6:30 and 7 pm. The group first went inside the building and sat in the main conference room, where photographs were taken. They then stepped outside and locked the office gate. After locking it, they put up a poster declaring Arup Roy as the chairman of the All India Trinamool Congress.\n\nTwo posters, two rival claims on the same wall\nOutside the office, two posters now face each other, one carrying Mamata Banerjee's picture and the other showing Arup Roy. Supporters of Ritabrata Banerjee left the spot after fixing two locks on the gate. Kunal Ghosh arrived at the office shortly after, and police personnel reached the scene soon afterward. Kunal Ghosh and Madan Mitra told reporters that they have filed a complaint over the incident. They alleged that the rebel leaders entered the rented party office at the behest of the BJP and locked it, calling the act entirely illegal. Both leaders said they had already submitted their lease extension documents at the Pragati Maidan police station earlier. They also accused the police of acting like the rebel faction's B team, which is why they lodged the complaint and demanded action. Kunal Ghosh and Madan Mitra said the rebel leaders want to grab Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, but that this is simply not possible, adding that the public will give them their answer once the matter reaches the people.\n\nAn agreement running until August 2027\nThe Trinamool Congress office on the first and second floors of the building continues to function as usual. This is where members of the party's IT cell, youth wing and other wings sit, and all of them belong to Mamata Banerjee's camp. Work happens here only two days a week, Tuesday and Saturday, from morning to evening, while other members use the space on the remaining days. Mamata Banerjee's camp says it holds a valid agreement for the building until August 2027, and that this agreement gives them rightful control of the office. The first and second floors, along with the ground floor conference room, were reportedly handed to Mamata's camp on the basis of a whitewash arrangement for the building. Legally, the office currently belongs to Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, which is why the building has not been vacated so far. Leaders from Mamata's camp allege that Arup Roy's faction is misusing this very lease and agreement to occupy the office and lock it.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. Who took over the TMC headquarters?\nRebel MLAs including Arup Roy, Ritabrata Banerjee and Fariad Hakim locked the office and occupied it.\n\n2. Where is the Trinamool Congress headquarters located?\nIt is on Metropolitan Bypass Road in Kolkata, the same building where Abhishek Banerjee and Mamata Banerjee also hold office.\n\n3. What does the poster outside the office claim?\nThe poster names Arup Roy as chairman of the All India Trinamool Congress and describes Mamata Banerjee merely as an advisor.\n\n4. How did the TMC leadership respond?\nKunal Ghosh and Madan Mitra called it an illegal takeover done at the BJP's behest and filed a police complaint.\n\n5. What is Mamata Banerjee's camp's legal claim over the building?\nMamata Banerjee's camp says it holds a valid agreement for the building until August 2027.\n\n6. Who uses the first and second floors of the building?\nMembers of the IT cell, youth wing and other party wings from Mamata Banerjee's camp sit there on Tuesdays and Saturdays.\n\n7. What did TMC leaders allege about the police?\nKunal Ghosh and Madan Mitra alleged that the police were acting like the rebel faction's B team.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/politics/kolkata-men-trinamool-congress-ke-daphtara-para-bagi-vidhayakon-ki-dhava-arup-roy-ko-bataya-naya-adhyaksha-4437",
  "category": "Politics",
  "publishedAt": "2026-07-03",
  "tags": [
    "TMC",
    "Mamata Banerjee",
    "Arup Roy",
    "Ritabrata Banerjee",
    "Trinamool Congress",
    "West Bengal Politics"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}