Published 17:30 IST, December 18th 2020

Bengal Minority Cell General Secretary resigns, fresh blow to Mamata in two days

Big blow to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee as Trinamool Congress Minority Cell General Secretary Kabirul Islam has resigned from his post on Friday.

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In yet ar jolt to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress Mirity Cell General Secretary Kabirul Islam has resigned from his post on Friday, as West Bengal gets rey for polls for 294 assembly seats in 2021. 

In his resignation letter to president of West Bengal Trinamool Congress Mirity Cell Haji Sk Nurul Islam, he writes, " I do hereby tender my resignation from my office as "General Secretary" West Bengal Trinamool Congress mirity cell. Steps may be taken for its immediate acceptance. I thank you for giving me opportunity." 

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This latest development comes amid protests that have intensified against TMC MLA Jitendra Tiwari in Asansol. TMC leers and activists have been vandalising Tiwari's posters and banners across city. y have also accused Tiwari of "destroying" party and compared him to "Hitler" after Tiwari h resigned from post of chairman of ministrative board of Asansol Municipal Corporation. Tiwari represents Pandabeswar in State legislative assembly and continues to be a member for moment.

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TMC bombarded with resignations

Post Trinamool Congress heavyweight Suvendu hikari's shocking resignation, several leers and activists started to quit from ir respective party posts in West Bengal on Thursday, including Trinamool leer and Chairman of South Bengal State Transport Corporation (SBSTC) Col. (R) Diptangshu Chaudhury and visor of CMO's Grievance & Monitoring Cell Retd. Col Chaudhury. TMC's Barrackpore MLA Shilbhra Dutta also resigned from his post on Friday. Kabirul Islam is sixth person in just two days to resign from his position or as an MLA in such a manner. 
 

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Mamata calls for emergency meet

As TMC is left rattled by back-to-back resignations, party supremo Mamata Banerjee has called for an emergency meeting in Kalighat on Friday to discuss ongoing infighting within party. This meeting will be attended by all top Trinamool leers. This anuncement for emergency meeting comes after top TMC leers including Suvendu hikari, Jitendra Tiwari, Abhijit Acharya, and Diptangshu Choudhury tendered ir resignation in last 24 hours

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17:30 IST, December 18th 2020