The Economic Times

Expect LS Speaker to take 'expeditious' decision on disqualification of 20 rebel TMC MPs: SC

The Supreme Court has urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to decide expeditiously on petitions seeking the disqualification of 20 rebel TMC MPs who joined the NCPI, while stopping short of setting a deadline. The case, filed by Abhishek Banerjee, centres on whether the MPs move amounts to defection or a valid merger under the Tenth Schedule.