3 min readKolkataJul 12, 2026 11:26 AM IST
First published on: Jul 12, 2026 at 11:15 AM IST
In a bid to strengthen its case before the Election Commission of India to stake claim on the Trinamool Congress symbol and funds, the Ritabrata Banerjee-led faction claimed to have drawn in several Mamata-loyalists into its fold, including former food and forest minister Jyotipriyo Mullick and former Birbhum district TMC president Anubrata Mondol.
After a two-day meeting in Kolkata, the rebel group also announced the formation of state and district committees.
“Our state committee and district committees have been formed. We have nominated eight spokespersons for our party. We will also commemorate July 21 Martyrs Day near the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Maidan,” said Ritabarata while speaking to mediapersons.
According to sources, during its two-day meeting at a private resort in Kolkata, Mullick and Mondol, both considered close to Mamata Banerjee, also joined the rebel camp.
On Friday, the Ritabarata-led camp announced Biplab Mitra as the party state president and Javed Ahmed Khan as the state working president.
He also announced names for the party’s various wings. Sabina Yasmin was made the Trinamool Mahila Congress state chief while Baharul Islam was made the minority cell president.
On Saturday, the group also finalised district committees as Ritabrata named Jyotipriyo Mullick as a member of the state committee and Anubrata Mondol as president of Birbhum. Mullick recently resigned from all party posts, citing ill health.
Earlier in a meeting, the group formed its national working committee, replacing Mamata Banerjee with Arup Roy as the chairperson.
According to sources, Mondol gave his consent to join the camp over the phone. “He was scheduled to join the meeting but could not due to ill health. He is in touch with Ritabrata… His name has been cleared as Birbhum district president,” said a senior MLA from the group.
“We will have to form our state committee and district committees after having the national working committee in place. That is why we held the two-day meeting. We will submit the names to the Election Commission of India,” said Arup Roy.
On Saturday, more party leaders from the Mamata camp were seen at the meeting. Leaders such as former Rajya Sabha member Santanu Sen, former MLA Nirmal Ghosh, former minister Jyotsna Mandi and former MLA Tajmul Hossain were present.
Meanwhile, the Mamata camp also held a meeting on commemorating July 21 Martyrs Day in Kolkata.
TMC Lok Sabha MP Kalyan Banerjee said, “We held a meeting on July 21 Martyrs’ Day programme. Despite threats, many workers and leaders attended the meeting. It is not leaders but workers who are precious to us. In future, we will choose leaders from those who are with us.”
TMC rebel group MLA Ritabrata Banerjee. (Photo: ANI/File) 
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