NEW DELHI: TMC MP Jawhar Sircar on Sunday wrote a letter to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and expressed his intention to resign from the Rajya Sabha and give up politics altogether over Kolkata physician’s rape and homicide that sparked nationwide outrage.
Urging Mamata to do “one thing” to save lots of the state, Sircar wrote, “Whereas thanking you sincerely for giving me such an excellent alternative to characterize the issues of West Bengal as an MP within the Rajya Sabha, I have to inform you that I’ve determined to resign from parliament and in addition from politics altogether.”
“I’ve suffered patiently for a month because the horrible incident at RG Kar Hospital, & hoped to your direct intervention with the agitating junior docs, within the outdated model of Mamata Banerjee.It has not occurred & no matter punitive steps that the federal government is taking now are too little & fairly late. I believe normalcy might have been restored on this state a lot earlier if the caucus of the corrupt docs was smashed & these responsible of taking improper administrative actions punished instantly after the scandalous incident occurred,” he added.
Jawhar Sircar, who joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in 2021, expressed his shock on the open proof of corruption involving former training minister Partha Chatterjee, which was broadly reported on tv and in print media. Sircar said that he had made a public assertion urging the celebration and authorities to deal with the problem of corruption, however he was met with heckling from senior celebration leaders.
“However, in 2022, a yr after I joined, I used to be fairly shocked to see on TV and print the open proof of corruption that the previous training minister had indulged in. I made A public assertion that corruption should be tackled by the celebration and authorities, however I used to be heckled by senior leaders within the celebration. I didn’t resign then as I had hoped that you’d carry in your public marketing campaign towards ‘reduce cash’ and corruption that you just had began a yr earlier. Apart from, everybody is aware of that there isn’t a celebration anyplace that doesn’t have a corrupt part. I used to be additionally persuaded by well-wishers to stay as MP to be able to keep on the battle towards a regime that’s the best ever menace to Indian democracy and civil liberties,” he mentioned.
“Although I carried on my activity in parliament with fervour, I grew to become more and more disillusioned because the state authorities appeared fairly unconcerned about corruption and the growing strong-arm ways of a bit of leaders. As you recognize. I used to be the one distinguished officer who was not given any plot in Salt Lake or anyplace by the earlier regime – for talking out too critically. I’ve grown up in a middle-class household in Kolkata and in my youth, I’ve travelled in suffocating public transport, hanging on to the footboards of buses. So,, after 41 years within the IAS, I can stay with out embarrassment in a small center class flat, subsequent to an enormous slum and drive a really odd 9 yr outdated automobile. However I get amazed to see that a number of elected,” he added.
The TMC authorities has confronted intense criticism following the rape and homicide of a trainee physician at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital. The incident led to the arrest of a Kolkata Police civic volunteer and triggered widespread demonstrations by docs and residents alike, demanding justice and accountability.
The Calcutta excessive court docket subsequently directed the CBI to analyze each the homicide and the monetary irregularities on the establishment.
Urging Mamata to do “one thing” to save lots of the state, Sircar wrote, “Whereas thanking you sincerely for giving me such an excellent alternative to characterize the issues of West Bengal as an MP within the Rajya Sabha, I have to inform you that I’ve determined to resign from parliament and in addition from politics altogether.”
“I’ve suffered patiently for a month because the horrible incident at RG Kar Hospital, & hoped to your direct intervention with the agitating junior docs, within the outdated model of Mamata Banerjee.It has not occurred & no matter punitive steps that the federal government is taking now are too little & fairly late. I believe normalcy might have been restored on this state a lot earlier if the caucus of the corrupt docs was smashed & these responsible of taking improper administrative actions punished instantly after the scandalous incident occurred,” he added.
Jawhar Sircar, who joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in 2021, expressed his shock on the open proof of corruption involving former training minister Partha Chatterjee, which was broadly reported on tv and in print media. Sircar said that he had made a public assertion urging the celebration and authorities to deal with the problem of corruption, however he was met with heckling from senior celebration leaders.
“However, in 2022, a yr after I joined, I used to be fairly shocked to see on TV and print the open proof of corruption that the previous training minister had indulged in. I made A public assertion that corruption should be tackled by the celebration and authorities, however I used to be heckled by senior leaders within the celebration. I didn’t resign then as I had hoped that you’d carry in your public marketing campaign towards ‘reduce cash’ and corruption that you just had began a yr earlier. Apart from, everybody is aware of that there isn’t a celebration anyplace that doesn’t have a corrupt part. I used to be additionally persuaded by well-wishers to stay as MP to be able to keep on the battle towards a regime that’s the best ever menace to Indian democracy and civil liberties,” he mentioned.
“Although I carried on my activity in parliament with fervour, I grew to become more and more disillusioned because the state authorities appeared fairly unconcerned about corruption and the growing strong-arm ways of a bit of leaders. As you recognize. I used to be the one distinguished officer who was not given any plot in Salt Lake or anyplace by the earlier regime – for talking out too critically. I’ve grown up in a middle-class household in Kolkata and in my youth, I’ve travelled in suffocating public transport, hanging on to the footboards of buses. So,, after 41 years within the IAS, I can stay with out embarrassment in a small center class flat, subsequent to an enormous slum and drive a really odd 9 yr outdated automobile. However I get amazed to see that a number of elected,” he added.
The TMC authorities has confronted intense criticism following the rape and homicide of a trainee physician at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital. The incident led to the arrest of a Kolkata Police civic volunteer and triggered widespread demonstrations by docs and residents alike, demanding justice and accountability.
The Calcutta excessive court docket subsequently directed the CBI to analyze each the homicide and the monetary irregularities on the establishment.