"The people of Bengal will decide what work has been done during my tenure. Whatever decision the Chief Minister has taken for the development of industry is right," he said.
The TMC leader said he has written to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, seeking her permission to resign from the post of chairman, HPL Board.
Chatterjee, who is now left with portfolios of IT, Electronics and Parliamentary Affairs, said he has been given the responsibility of coordinating between the government and the party.
Banerjee today took away Chatterjee's Commerce and Industry portfolio and gave the key department to Finance Minister Amit Mitra to boost the industrialisation process in the state.
The removal of Chatterjee, TMC General Secretary and considered second in rank in the Cabinet, followed muted criticism of his failure to deliver.
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