West Bengal Forest Minister Rajib Banerjee on Friday resigned from the Cabinet.
“I regret to inform you that I hereby tender my resignation from my office as Cabinet Minister being in charge of Forest Department on today, i.e on 22 January 2021,” read his resignation letter sent to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Mr. Banerjee, MLA from Uluberia in Howrah district, also sent a resignation letter to Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar. Later in the day, he met the Governor at Raj Bhawan.
Mr. Banerjee is the third one to resign from the Council of Ministers in the past two months. Former TMC heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari, who held several portfolios including Transport, resigned from the Cabinet in December 2020 and the party and joined the BJP. Former Indian cricketer and Sports Minister Laxmi Ratan Shukla resigned a few weeks ago but has not cleared speculations about his political future.
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