TMC leader Derek O’Brien accused the Modi government of weakening democracy by stopping MPs from discussing the Election Commission in Parliament. He said this move violates Parliament’s powers and ignores past precedents where the ECI was openly debated.
Delhi court has summoned several Trinamool Congress leaders, including Derek O’Brien and Sagarika Ghose, for protesting outside the Election Commission in April 2022, violating prohibitory orders. The court took cognizance of offences under various IPC sections and directed them to appear on April 30, 2025, to respond to the charges.