Why was TMC’s Kalyan Banerjee suspended from Lok Sabha for rest of Monsoon Session?

The action against the Sreerampur MP comes weeks after Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar formally complained to Speaker Om Birla, accusing Banerjee of "repeated verbal abuse" and misogynistic conduct inside Parliament.

In her letter to the Speaker, Ghosh Dastidar accused Banerjee of repeatedly verbally abusing her on the floor of the House and sought his expulsion from the Lok Sabha, alleging that other women legislators faced similar treatment from him.

Banerjee has denied the accusations, calling them fabricated, and questioned why Ghosh Dastidar did not raise the matter with the Chair immediately if the alleged remarks were made during House proceedings.