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‘Suffocated’ Firhad Hakim likely to quit as Kolkata mayor
City mayor Firhad Hakim, reportedly rattled by the loss of control over Kolkata Municipal Corporation after Trinamool’s poll defeat, is likely to step down this week, possibly on Friday. Hakim is said to have told party chairperson Mamata Banerjee that he was feeling “suffocated”, and sought her permission to resign. “I have not resigned,” Hakim said on Wednesday, amid speculation that he had put in his papers.
TMC turmoil escalates: Mamata aide Firhad Hakim resigns as Kolkata mayor
In another major setback to the Trinamool Congress (TMC), its senior leader Firhad Hakim on Wednesday resigned as mayor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), a post he had held since November 2018. The announcement was made by party spokesperson Kunal Ghosh. “Firhad Hakim requested our supremo Mamata Banerjee that he wants to resign.
'Leaving with my head held high': Mamata aide Firhad Hakim resigns as Kolkata mayor
Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Firhad Hakim on Friday resigned as mayor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), citing an "inability to work properly." He stepped down “with his head held high” after obtaining the consent of Trinamool supremo and former West Bengal chief minister, Mamata Banerjee. At a pre-resignation press conference, the Kolkata Port MLA reflected on his nearly 7.5-year tenure as mayor, thanking KMC officials and Kolkata residents for their support through...
TMC huddle at Mamata's residence: 8 of 80 MLAs turn up amid party split concerns
Amid concerns of internal rift in the Trinamool Congress (TMC), only 8 of 80 MLAs and 6 MPs attended the meeting at Mamata Banerjee's residence on Friday, ANI reported. Among those present at the residence were MLAs Bina Mondal, Ashima Patra, Madan Mitra, Kunal Ghosh, Firhad Hakim, Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, Biman Banerjee and Ashok Kumar Deb. The MPs who attended included Dola Sen, Mala Roy, Kalyan Banerjee, Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O'Brien and Sudip Bandyopadhyay.
(T)oo (M)uch (C)haos? Mamata's party faces its biggest crisis — Latest developments
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TMC split on display: Rebel leaders attend CM Suvendu Adhikari's review meeting
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The fall of the twin flowers: How Mamata Banerjee lost control of her party
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Maharashtra-model in Bengal? Didi fights to fend off crisis amid MLA exodus buzz
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Last-ditch effort to avert split? TMC dissolves all key frontal wings amid revolt
Trinamool Congress ( TMC) on Wednesday dissolved all its committees, frontal organisations in West Bengal, after rebel Rathindra Bose, with a support letter from nearly 60 MLAs, met the governor in what is being seen as a major crisis unfolding in the Mamata Banerjee-founded party. The party said it will undertake "comprehensive introspection, performance review, organisational assessment at every level. Organisational structure of parent body, all frontal wings to be reconstituted and...