CPI(M) Suspends MP Ritabrata Banerjee Over His “Lavish Lifestyle”

A three-member internal inquiry committee has been set up by the party to look into the allegations.

CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP Ritabrata Banerjee was suspended from the party on 2 June for three months over his "lavish lifestyle".

His (Ritabrata) lifestyle is unlike that of a communist. We have received a lot of complaints. He has been suspended for three months,

A senior CPI(M) leader said speaking on condition of anonymity