New Delhi: The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC), West Bengal’s ruling party, is sending a five-member delegation to Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar, Poonch, and Rajouri to express solidarity with the people affected by attacks from Pakistan, and stand with the families who have lost their loved ones. The delegation will comprise of Derek O’Brien, Sagarika Ghose, Manas Ranjan Bhunia, Nadimul Haque, and Mamata Thakur.
The party posted from its official X (formerly twitter) handle, “Under the guidance of AITC Chairperson
@MamataOfficial, a 5-member delegation will be proceeding to Srinagar, Poonch, and Rajouri. The delegation comprising @derekobrienmp @MdNadimulHaque6 @ManasB_Official @sagarikaghose
and Mamata Thakur, will be in the region from May 21 to 23 to express solidarity with the people affected by cross-border attacks, and share the grief of the families who have lost their loved ones.”
Under the guidance of AITC Chairperson @MamataOfficial, a 5-member delegation will be proceeding to Srinagar, Poonch, and Rajouri
The delegation comprising @derekobrienmp @MdNadimulHaque6 @ManasB_Official @sagarikaghose and Mamata Thakur, will be in the region from May 21 to 23…
— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) May 20, 2025
In other news, TMC has decided to send Abhishek Banerjee, the party’s second-in-command as the party’s representative in the all-party delegations of MPs that will go to several countries to highlight India’s policy of zero intolerance against terrorism in the wake of Operation Sindoor which was executed by the Indian Armed Forces as the retaliation of the Pahalgam terror attack. The Centre is sending several MPs across party lines to promote the country’s stance against terrorism.
Notably, the Centre earlier chose TMC MP Yusuf Pathan in the all-party delegation but he opted out. As per reports, the move came after CM Banerjee and her party expressed displeasure at the Centre choosing names for other parties without consulting them. The Centre is sending seven delegations which comprises of parliamentarians and political leaders. The delegations have been given the responsibility to go to several countries and spread India’s stance against terrorism after Operation Sindoor.
