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“I person extended my enactment to rebel person Ritabrata Banerjee for the involvement of the radical of my constituency and their development,” says Mosaraf Hossain
President of the Trinamool Congress’s number cell, Mosaraf Hossain, MLA from Itahar successful Uttar Dinajpur district, resigned from the enactment and joined the Ritabrata Banerjee-led rebel radical successful the Assembly.
Mr. Hossain told reporters astatine his residence successful Jaihat Checkpost country connected Sunday (June 21, 2026) that helium submitted his resignation missive to Mamata Banerjee, citing household issues. “My parent is not well. I conscionable returned from Mecca aft celebrating Haj. I can’t adjacent be the Assembly sessions regularly owed to her wellness condition. I request to beryllium with her each the time. It is not imaginable for maine to be the Assembly league regularly. In specified a concern astatine home, therefore, I person decided to resign,” said Mr. Hossain.
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However, helium said helium was successful regular interaction with Mr. Ritabrata Banerjee, who has been serving arsenic the Leader of the Opposition after being expelled from the Trinamool Congress with the backing of astatine slightest 60 rebel legislators.
“Since the authorities has changed, it has not been imaginable to enactment similar I utilized to bash earlier. I person extended my enactment to Mr. Ritabrata Banerjee for the involvement of the radical of my constituency and their development,” Mr. Hossain added.
Lauds CM
Praising Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, Mr. Hossain said, “Our existent Chief Minister had erstwhile served arsenic an perceiver successful Uttar Dinajpur during his stint with our party. I developed a fantastic narration with him since then. My lone people is the improvement of my area. I privation to instrumentality portion successful each his improvement works successful the future.”
In the caller rejig successful the enactment organisation connected June 5 — 2 days aft astatine slightest 59 Trinamool Congress MLAs floated a rebellion and backed expelled MLA Mr. Ritabrata Banerjee arsenic the caller Leader of the Opposition alternatively of Sobhandeb Chattopadhyaya successful the West Bengal Assembly — Mr. Hossain was retained arsenic the president of the number cell.
The 45-year-old person was archetypal fielded from Itahar by the Trinamool Congress successful the 2021 Assembly predetermination by dropping the sitting two-time MLA Amal Acharya. He besides retained the spot successful 2026.
The improvement comes amid the ongoing Assembly session, which started connected Friday. Since the BJP authorities came to power, respective legislators of the Trinamool Congress, including 20 MPs, rebelled against the party, accusing the nationalist wide caput Abhishek Banerjee of mishandling the party, where no dependable of aged leaders was heard.
Earlier, 3 Rajya Sabha members, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Barik, besides resigned from some their parliamentary posts and their organisational roles. Mayor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and a adjacent adjutant of Ms. Mamata Banerjee, Firhad Hakim, Mayor of the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation, Krishna Chakraborty, Mayor of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation Gautam Deb besides resigned.
Days aft being appointed arsenic the advisor to the party’s nationalist moving committee, erstwhile Minister Jyotipriya Mallick has besides resigned connected Friday.
