The Trinamool Congress crisis has escalated after Mamata Banerjee launched a fierce attack on rebel leaders, calling them "traitors" and declaring that her opponents would have to "kill" her to stop her. She insisted that the party's official symbol would remain with the faction loyal to her and rejected any possibility of joining hands with the breakaway group.The rebellion gathered further momentum after Bengal TMC chief Chandrima Bhattacharya resigned and joined the rebel camp led by Ritabrata Banerjee. Mamata accused the dissidents of yielding to pressure, announced that her residence would function as the party's main office, and vowed to continue fighting. Meanwhile, the Election Commission has asked both factions to submit their claims over the party's name and symbol by July 6.