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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.

Times of India 6d ago

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.

Times of India 7d ago

'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...

Times of India 5d ago

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.

Times of India 4d ago

(T)oo (M)uch (C)haos? Mamata's party faces its biggest crisis — Latest developments

Trinamool means "grassroots" — a name chosen by Mamata Banerjee when she founded the party in 1998 to project it as a movement powered from the ground up. But on Wednesday, the castle that Mamata built for over two decades seemed vulnearable and perhaps facing its greatest crisis. In an unprecedented revolt, that has drawn parallels from when Shiv Sena broke in 2022, 58 rebel TMC MLAs led by expelled leader Ritabrata Banerjee claimed control of the Trinamool Congress legislature party and...

Times of India 7d ago

Bengal signature 'forgery' case: Abhishek Banerjee seeks time to appear before CID

Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee on Monday sought more time from the West Bengal CID to appear for questioning in the alleged signature forgery case involving party MLAs. The CID had asked Banerjee to appear at its Bhawani Bhawan headquarters in south Kolkata by noon on Monday. However, he travelled to New Delhi over the weekend to attend a meeting of the opposition INDIA bloc.

Times of India 2d ago

TMC split on display: Rebel leaders attend CM Suvendu Adhikari's review meeting

In another sign of the growing divide within the Trinamool Congress, several party MLAs attended Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's administrative review meeting on Wednesday, even as the opposition party grappled with its biggest internal crisis since losing power in West Bengal. Among those present at the Nabanna meeting were rebel leaders Ritabrata Banerjee, Javed Khan and Sandipan Saha. Their attendance came hours after Banerjee and other dissident legislators met Assembly Speaker...

Times of India 7d ago

The fall of the twin flowers: How Mamata Banerjee lost control of her party

The Trinamool Congress was built around one leader, one family name and one political belief - that Mamata Banerjee alone could hold the party together and lead it to victory every time. Barely a month after a crushing assembly defeat, that belief is facing its biggest test as a rebellion threatens to split the party she founded 28 years ago. Prologue: The unthinkable For nearly three decades, the Trinamool Congress ( TMC) was Mamata Banerjee and Mamata Banerjee was the Trinamool Congress.

Times of India 4d ago

Maharashtra-model in Bengal? Didi fights to fend off crisis amid MLA exodus buzz

The ‘M’ word entered the lexicon of Bengal politics on Tuesday, with both Trinamool and BJP seniors referring to the ‘Maharashtra model’ to explain what is happening to Trinamool Congress following the Signgate mess. Tapas Roy, who took oath on Monday as a cabinet minister in Bengal’s first BJP govt and was with TMC till March 2024, referred to the ‘Maharashtra model’ in a Facebook post on Tuesday and claimed more than 50 MLAs from Mamata Banerjee’s party could switch allegiance any time....

Times of India 7d ago

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...

Times of India 7d ago