- By Nidhi Giri
- Wed, 27 May 2026 03:35 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar resigned from all party posts on Wednesday in a big setback for former West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee. The TMC MP from Barasat has resigned from the position of president of the Trinamool women's wing and other posts. However, she will continue her work as an MP. Ghosh has publicly expressed her disappointment with the party leadership.
Kakoli Ghosh Issues Statement
“During my tenure, it has not been possible to stop the inappropriate behaviour of another educated woman MP towards women MPs, nor has adequate cooperation or empathy been received from the higher leadership. Remaining in such a position no longer holds meaning,” she mentioned in a letter.
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“Over the last decade, several serious allegations and incidents concerning West Bengal and the party have deeply troubled my conscience. Corruption in ration distribution, corruption in teacher recruitment, and various financial and administrative irregularities have created deep anger and distrust among ordinary people,” she added.
The move came after Banerjee removed Dastidar from the post of chief whip of the TMC parliamentary party and handed over the important responsibility to senior MP Kalyan Banerjee.
Earlier on Tuesday, Kakoli, along with six other MLAs, attended West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's administrative review meeting in Kalyani.
Besides the Barasat MP, those who attended the meeting included TMC MLAs Anisur Rahman Biswas from Deganga, Bina Mandal from Swarupnagar, Mohammad Abdul Matin from Haroa and three more MLAs from the Basirhat region.