'Haven't Seen Such No-Confidence...': TMC MP Jawhar Sircar Quits Over Mamata Govt's Handling Of Kolkata Protests

Trinamool Congress leader Jawhar Sircar on Sunday resigned from both the Rajya Sabha and active politics, citing his protest against the Mamata Banerjee-led Bengal government’s handling of the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case. He further referred to the ongoing public outrage over the RG Kar case and said, “I have not seen such angst and total no-confidence against the government.” I am quitting as MP primarily because of WB government’s faulty handling of the most spontaneous public movement following the terrible rape-murder case at RG Kar Hospital.Quitting politics— to be with the people in their struggle for justice.My commitment to values unchanged pic.twitter.com/V98R06ziny— Jawhar Sircar September 8, 2024 Jawhar’s decision came days after the Trinamool Congress leadership sent a stern message to him over his remarks regarding the corruption in the party, asking him to “step down honourably if he thinks he is not compatible with the party”. I shall go to Delhi soon and offer my resignation to the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and will also disassociate myself totally from politics.” BJP Hits Back Soon after TMC’s Jawhar Sircar announced his resignation from the Rajya Sabha and politic, the Bharatiya Janata Party was quick to slam the Mamata Banerjee government in Bengal over its handling of the RG Kar rape and murder case. “Jawhar Sircar, the obnoxious foul-mouthed TMC Rajya Sabha MP quits, citing rampant corruption in the TMC-run West Bengal Govt and mis-handling of the rape and murder case at the RG Kar Medical College & Hospital,” BJP IT Cell Head Amit Malviya wrote on X. Jawahar Sircar, the obnoxious foul mouthed TMC Rajya Sabha MP quits, citing rampant corruption in the TMC run West Bengal Govt and mis-handling of the rape and murder case at the RG Kar Medical College & Hospital.Time for Mamata Banerjee to take cue and step down.