File photo of Subhendu Adhikary.
The West Bengal government had on Thursday replaced separate minister of state Suvendu Adhikari as chairman of the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC) and appointed TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee to the post.
- News18.com
- Last update: November 27, 2020 2:11 PM IST
- FOLLOW US:
In a shakeup for the leadership of the Trinamool Congress ahead of Bengal’s assembly elections next year, TMC rebel leader Suvendu Adhikari tendered his resignation as state transport minister on Friday. The announcement was made by West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who said “the issue will be addressed from a constitutional perspective.”
“Today at 1:05 pm I was sent a letter of resignation from Mr. Suvendu Adhikari from his post as minister addressed to the Honorable Chief Minister. The issue will be addressed from a constitutional perspective,” Dhankhar tweeted.
Today at 1:05 pm I have been sent a letter of resignation from Mr. Suvendu Adhikari from his post as Minister addressed to the Honorable Chief Minister. The subject will be approached from a constitutional perspective. pic.twitter.com/cxjF68uomH
– Governor of West Bengal, Jagdeep Dhankhar (@ jdhankhar1) November 27, 2020
The Bengal government led by Mamata Banerjee on Thursday replaced Adhikari as chairman of the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC) and appointed TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee to the post. In an order issued by the state transportation department late Thursday, Banerjee was named the new chairman of HRBC with “immediate effect.”
State government sources had said that Adhikary, who is currently staying away from the party and the government, had resigned as HRBC chairman on Wednesday.
Previously, Adhikari had said that he would make his political announcements from a political platform. “I will not say anything related to politics from this platform of the cooperative society. Although sometimes the difference of opinion leads to divergent points of view, and then the separation results.” Calling himself “a 24 × 7 politician and not a seasonal bird,” Adhikari said, “Regardless of the positions I hold, I have been elected to all of these positions. I am not a nominated leader. I am a leader who works among the masses. throughout the year. Be it Cyclone Amphan or the COVID pandemic, I have been with the masses. “
.
