Mamata hit by string of resignations, now Barrackpore MLA Shilbhadra Dutta quits
Trinamool Congress MLA Silbhadra Dutta has resigned from the party, news agency ANI reported. Dutta, a lawmaker from Barrackpore, resigned a day after Mamata Banerjee's trusted aide Suvendu Adhikari resigned from the party's primary membership. Earlier on Wednesday, Adhikari had submitted his resignation as an MLA. Adhikari, the MLA of Nandigram constituency in Purba Medinipur district, resigned from the state cabinet last month.
According to reports, Dutta has been maintaining distance with the party leadership for quite some time.
Earlier on Thursday, Dutta declined having political discussions with election strategists Prashant Kishor. TMC chief Mamata Banerjee has hired Prashant to strategise the TMC's campaign for the 2021 Assembly elections.
