TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty announces resignation from Lok Sabha
What's the story
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mimi Chakraborty said on Thursday that she has submitted her resignation from the Lok Sabha. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, however, has not accepted her resignation. To be sure this would not count as her formal resignation as she has not sent her resignation to the Lok Sabha Speaker. Before this announcement, Chakraborty had already stepped down from her positions on two parliamentary standing committees.
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Watch: Chakraborty's statement here
VIDEO | "I have definitely resigned, but my resignation hasn't been accepted. I have coordinated with the CM, and she assured me that she will take care of everything," says Mimi Chakraborty on her resignation from the TMC. pic.twitter.com/WoLWztS8t9
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Statement
Politics not my cup of tea: Chakraborty
The TMC MP alleged that she faced a lot of obstacles in the party and accused local leaders of creating hurdles for her. "Politics is not my cup of tea...I had to often hear that I failed to deliver and I am not available," she said. "Many had pointed fingers about my attendance in the Parliament. I have conveyed everything to Didi," Chakraborty added.
Next move
TMC MP to hand over resignation to Speaker
In her statement, the TMC MP also said, "In you join politics, you are criticized whether you work or not." Chakraborty said that she will hand over her resignation to Lok Sabha Speaker once Banerjee accepts it. She also denied all charges leveled against her by party leaders. To recall, in the 2019 general election, the actor defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's Anupam Hazra and Communist Party of India (Marxist)'s Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya.