TMC Finance Chief Requests Bank Account Freeze Amid Party Leadership Crisis

Aroop Biswas, the finance chief of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), has written to HDFC Bank's Central Plaza branch requesting an immediate freeze on the party's bank account and suspension of all financial transactions. The letter cites severe internal turmoil within the party, including significant defections of lawmakers and rebellion among state legislators. Biswas raised concerns that uncertainty over party leadership has created confusion about who has authority to manage the party's finances, and warned that pre-signed bank cheques held at party offices could be misused during this period of instability.

The move reflects a deepening crisis within the TMC following recent electoral setbacks. Multiple members of parliament have reportedly left the party, while numerous state legislators have declared rebellion against the current leadership. Leadership disputes have created uncertainty over control of party assets, party symbols, and property rights. The party's fund management has become particularly contentious given that hundreds of crores of rupees are at stake.

The letter raises questions about whether party leadership, including chief Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjyopadhyay, authorized Biswas to take this step. The financial freeze, if implemented by the bank, could trigger severe financial difficulties for the party's operations. The development marks an unprecedented escalation in the party's internal crisis, with the finance chief himself seeking external intervention through banking authorities to protect party assets during the factional dispute.