Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is yet to approve the merger of the rebel TMC faction with the little-known Tripura-based party. On Wednesday, Kalyan Banerjee had an argument with some former members of the TMC after the Lok Sabha was adjourned in the morning, reported The Hindu. A resolution seeking the House’s consent to suspend Kalyan Banerjee was passed by a voice vote. After his suspension, Kalyan Banerjee described the TMC’s rebel MPs as “ traitors and dishonest people ”, ANI reported. Kalyan Banerjee’s behaviour reflected misogyny, the Lok Sabha MP from West Bengal’s Barasat seat had alleged.