Kolkata: Trinamool leader Jawahar Sirkar has said that he is resigning from the Rajya Sabha in protest at the way the state government handled the rape and murder of a young doctor at the RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata.
Sirkar announced his resignation in a letter sent to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. He said that he will stay away from politics. Sirkar, a former IAS, joined the Trinamool Congress in 2021. Sirkar informed that he will come to Delhi and submit his resignation to the Rajya Sabha Chairperson.
