Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) As Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) battles turmoil within and faces ouster of legislators as well as Parliamentarians, a month after the recent West Bengal Assembly poll defeat, the beleaguered party found support from one of its Rajya Sabha MPs Babul Supriyo. Supriyo on Thursday issued a small video message on social media platform X and said in clear terms that he was neither joining any party nor any faction, apparently referring to the rebel bloc proposed…
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Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) After resigning from the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Prakash Chik Baraik has also quit the primary membership of the Trinamool Congress.“The recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections had given a specific mandate. So as a mark of respect to that specific mandate, I decided to resign from the Rajya Sabha. At the same time, I have also decided to quit the Trinamool Congress. In the coming days, I will be working as per the instructions of the Chief Minister,” Baraik…
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) In another setback to the Trinamool Congress, Rajya Sabha member Prakash Chik Baraik resigned from the Upper House of Parliament on Thursday.The resignation, dated June 11, was submitted to the Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan in the morning.Baraik is the third Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member to resign from the Upper House of Parliament during the current week or in the last four days.First, on June 8, veteran party leader Sukhendu Sekhar Roy resigned from Ra…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Sushmita Dev, who announced her resignation from the Trinamool Congress as well as from the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, cited “political and personal” reasons for her decision, while noting that since she hails from Assam, she would now like to serve the people of the state.Talking to IANS after submitting her resignation, Sushmita Dev said: “I have some political and personal reasons. I do not want to say anything more than that.”On the dissent within the Trinamool MPs, …
Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Sushmita Dev on Wednesday resigned from both the Upper House of Parliament and the primary membership of the party, becoming the second such exit from the TMC this week.After tendering her resignation, Dev met Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Delhi, triggering speculation about her possible move to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).She is the second Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member to resign in a week.Earlier on Ju…