TMC's Kunal Ghosh Says Jawhar Sircar's Resignation "Personal Decision"

Following the resignation of Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jawahar Sircar from his position his party colleague Kunal Ghosh said that the TMC agrees with the "spirit of his letter," which he dubbed as personal decision.

"Jawahar Sarkar is a respected person. He is one of the best bureaucrats in the country. This is his personal decision, his personal letter, I cannot comment on it. He has full right to take any decision about himself," Ghosh said while speaking to ANI on Sunday.

"We just want to say that we also agree with the spirit of his letter, the questions. We are with the sentiment of society but whatever his stand is, it is his personal decision. We also demand justice. We stand with the society. We also demand justice," he added.

Sircar offered his resignation earlier in the day to party chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, expressing deep disappointment over the government's handling of the rape and murder of trainee doctor in Kolkata as he urged the CM to take decisive action to "save the state."

"While thanking you sincerely for giving me such a great opportunity to represent the problems of West Bengal as an MP in the Rajya Sabha, I must inform you that I have decided to resign from parliament and also from politics altogether," Sircar said in his resignation letter.

"I have suffered patiently for a month since the terrible incident at RG Kar Hospital, and was hoping for your direct intervention with the agitating junior doctors, in the old style of Mamata Banerjee," the letter read.

Sircar, who joined TMC in 2021, also highlighted his disillusionment with the State government's response to corruption, particularly regarding the former education minister's involvement in corruption.

"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. Please do something to save the state, and my regards and best wishes are with you," Sircar said.

The TMC government in West Bengal has been under intense criticism following the trainee doctor's death, which led to widespread protests and a subsequent CBI investigation into both the murder and financial irregularities at the hospital.

The body of the trainee doctor was found in the seminar room of the R G Kar hospital on August 9. The incident sparked nationwide protests. A civic volunteer was arrested shortly after. The CBI also arrested Dr Sandip Ghosh, for alleged financial misconduct at the medical establishment. (ANI)