Another jolt to TMC as party MP Sushmita Dev resigns from Rajya Sabha
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Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev on Wednesday resigned from the party and the Rajya Sabha, dealing a fresh blow to the Mamata Banerjee-led party which is facing an internal storm after its defeat in the West Bengal assembly polls.
Amid speculation that she may join the BJP, Dev said she has resigned due to "personal and political reasons".
Dev, a former Congress leader who had joined the TMC a few years ago, met Rajya Sabha chairman C P Radhakrishnan and resigned from the membership of the House.
She also met Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at his residence here.
Speaking to reporters after the meetng, Dev said she has resigned not only from the party but also from Rajya Sabha.
While she declined to comment on TMC chief Mamata Banerjee or her future political plans, Dev said, "It's my individual decision, what kind of politics I want to do and who should be my leader. I have my reasons and that's why I have taken my decision".
On reports of her joining the BJP, she said, "When I take a decision I will let you know."
She added that she had resigned due to personal and political reasons and that "everyone has the right to change their mind, and to decide what kind of politics they want to do."
Dev is the second MP of the TMC to resign this week. Earlier, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray had tendered his resignation from the party as well as the Rajya Sabha.
In her resignation letter, she said, "I do hereby resign from the membership of Rajya Sabha, which may please be accepted with immediate effect."
"I convey my sincere gratitude to your excellency, hon'ble deputy chairman and all functionaries of the Rajya Sabha secretariat extending all help and cooperation during my tenure as a member of the Rajya Sabha," Dev said in the letter to the Chairman.
The Trinamool Congress is facing a rebellion after its defeat in the West Bengal Assembly polls, with several party MPs deciding to form a separate group and align with the ruling NDA.
A majority of Trinamool's 80 MLAs have already formed a separate group led by Ritabrata Banerjee as the leader of opposition in the state Assembly.
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