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Suvendu Adkhikari s resignation has not been accepted by Bengal Assembly Speaker.
Dissident Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari resigned as MLA on Wednesday (December 16). Adhikari, who was once considered to be a close aide of TMC president and West Bengal president Mamata Banerjee, tendered his resignation to Assembly Speaker. I do hereby tender my resignation from the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Steps may be taken for its immediate acceptance, Adhikari wrote in his hand-written letter.Â
However, Bengal Speaker Biman Banerjee on Saturday refused to accept the TMC MLA s resignation on technical grounds and also raised questions over its authencity.Â
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KOLKATA: Prominent Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday resigned from the primary membership of the Mamata Banerjee-led larty and relinquished all party positions.
On Wednesday, Adhikari had tendered his resignation from the membership of the West Bengal Legislative assembly. He had resigned from the state Cabinet last month.
In another development, TMC MLA Jitendra Tiwari resigned as Asansol Municipal Corporation chief, days after accusing the West Bengal government of depriving the industrial city of central funds.
Adhikari, an influential leader in the state with a mass base, represented the Nandigram constituency in Purba Medinipur district. He was the face of the Nandigram movement that had helped Mamata Banerjee capture power in Bengal.
: Thursday, December 17, 2020, 4:37 PM IST
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1. Suvendu Adhikari quits Trinamool Congress, likely to join BJP in Amit Shah s presence
Ahead of the 2021 Assembly elections, aggrieved West Bengal politician Suvendu Adhikari today quit the Trinamool Congress. Over the last few weeks, the heavyweight leader has gradually resigned from all administrative posts. Most recently, on Wednesday, he had submitted his resignation as MLA to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
Now, in a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, he said that he was tendering his resignation as a member of the All India Trinamool Congress as well as from all other positions held by him in the party and its associate organisations with immediate effect .
Nandigram legislator Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday submitted his resignation as MLA in further indication of his switch from the Trinamul Congress to the BJP along with loyalists months before Assembly polls.
However, the resignation letter was not handwritten by Adhikari in the presence of the Speaker and handed over directly, as mandated by rules.
Adhikari is likely to visit Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah this week. The rebellious leader suddenly showed up at the Assembly building around 4pm, three hours after Speaker Biman Banerjee had left.
The former minister delivered the handwritten resignation letter to officials and left. Speaker Banerjee later said he would look into the matter and act according to the rules, as the letter had neither been handwritten in his presence nor handed to him directly.
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Suvendu Adhikari Quits Trinamool Amid BJP Buzz; Aides Begin Leaving Key Posts in Hint of Bigger Rebellion
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Adhikari s resignation from the TMC puts a lid on all rumour mills that went abuzz speculating his moves since November 26, when he resigned as the chairman of Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC). Shortly after, he quit the state cabinet.
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A day after quitting as MLA, Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday resigned from the primary membership of the Trinamool Congress, further fuelling speculation that he might switch over to the BJP in the coming days.