Supreme Court Sends Notice to Rebel TMC MPs
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The Supreme Court of India has sent a notice to 20 MPs. These MPs are from a party called TMC. They are called rebels. This means they went against their own party.
Two of the rebels are Sayoni Ghosh and Yusuf Pathan. Sayoni Ghosh is an actor. Yusuf Pathan played cricket before.
A TMC leader named Abhishek Banerjee sent a plea to the court. A plea is a request. He wants the court to take away their membership.
The Supreme Court is the top court in India. It decides big cases. Now it wants to hear from the 20 MPs.
This news is big for TMC. Many people are watching what happens next.
Vocabulary6 words
- Supreme Court
- the highest and most important court in a country
- notice
- an official letter that tells someone about something
- MPs
- people chosen to make laws for a country
- rebels
- people who go against their own group or leader
- plea
- a formal request made to a court
- membership
- the right to belong to a group
Quiz
Answer key
1. A notice 2. TMC 3. Abhishek Banerjee
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The _____ Court of India has sent a _____ to 20 _____.
These MPs are from a party called TMC. They are called _____.
Two of the rebels are Sayoni Ghosh and Yusuf Pathan. Sayoni Ghosh is an _____.
A TMC leader named Abhishek Banerjee sent a _____ to the court.
He wants the court to take away their _____.
The Supreme Court is the top court in India. It decides big _____.