TMC finds news channels invite people not associated with the party

TMC's allegations came after the INC disallowed its spokespersons from participating in television news debates

After the Lok Sabha results, the Congress has stopped sending its spokesperson to debates on television news channels. The Trinamool Congress is beset with a different kind of problem. It finds that news channels invite people not associated with the party to present views on behalf of the party. On Monday, the Trinamool said it had only "six approved national spokespersons" — Derek O'Brien, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Saugata Roy, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Mahua Moitra and Dinesh Trivedi. "We have noticed that some channels are inviting guests on shows and referring to them as Trinamool supporters when they are not authorised to