New Delhi: The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress’s decision reached Delhi on Monday, with some of the senior social gathering leaders, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, resigning from the Rajya Sabha and likewise from being a key member of the TMC, discovering it troublesome to stay a “one-way” social gathering.
Mr Ray is the primary Rajya Sabha TMC MP to resign from the social gathering amid whispers that extra members might resign following the social gathering’s humiliating defeat in Bengal final month. The Trinamool Congress has 12 Rajya Sabha members, however the social gathering’s energy is 28 within the Lok Sabha.
Round 20 Trinamool Lok Sabha MPs met Union Minister Bhupender Yadav on Monday morning and West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari was additionally current. Ray additionally attended the assembly.
When requested if different TMC members would additionally resign, Ray stated, “I can’t rule out that risk.”
The TMC has been hit by a revolt ever because the social gathering’s defeat within the elections. Round 24 of the social gathering’s 80 MLAs rebelled and supported Ritabrata Banerjee as Chief of Opposition within the West Bengal Meeting. Mamata selected Sovandev Chattopadhyay because the chief of the opposition.
Earlier than Ray, TMC Lok Sabha MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar resigned from a key put up within the social gathering. Nevertheless, she has not stop the social gathering but.
Ray stated the TMC management had refused to simply accept the mandate of the folks of West Bengal. “The folks of the state have voted in opposition to the TMC and its corruption. The corruption inside the social gathering has gone past its limits. As a substitute of wanting inside and attempting to course right, the social gathering leaders are crying wolf.”
He stated TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee referred to as a gathering of all MPs and MLAs quickly after the election outcomes have been out. “I assumed there could be a autopsy to seek out out what went fallacious. However all Mamata Banerjee talked about within the assembly was how the BJP had defeated the TMC by pressure… She could not dig deep into what led to such a disastrous rout,” he stated.
“Nobody was allowed to talk at that assembly both. In the long run, it was stated that members might write in if they’d any solutions. So what is the level of calling all of us to the assembly?”
Ray stated he had been excited about resigning because the RG Kar incident occurred in August 2024.
“I didn’t determine to resign all of sudden. I’ve been excited about it ever because the RG Kar incident. The corruption inside the social gathering has crossed the restrict,” stated the previous TMC member.
Ray stated he was the primary TMC MP to brazenly protest in opposition to the RG Kar incident. “I sat there protesting what occurred with out holding a celebration flag or saying anybody’s title. In return, I used to be marginalized inside the social gathering.”
