TMC leader Mukul Roy resigns from RS membership, all party posts

Suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mukul Roy on Wednesday resigned from party posts and his Rajya Sabha membership.

The TMC co-founder submitted his resignation to Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Venkaiah Naidu.

"With deep pain in my heart, I do hereby submit my resignation from Membership of Parliament, Rajya Sabha with effect from afternoon of 11th October , 2017," Roy said in the resignation letter.

After submitting the resignation letter, Roy said that he would decide his future course of action later.

" I have resigned, now I will go for leaves and then decide my future course of action," he told media.

 

Addressing a press conference here, Roy said that he was compelled to quit TMC "with a heavy heart".

"Today I am resigning from RS membership elected as a member of TMC, also from all posts of TMC as a primary member.With heavy heart and heavy pain, I am compelled to submit my resignation," he said.

Roy was earlier suspended from the TMC for anti party activities, soon after which, he resigned from the party's working committee.