NE NEWS SERVICE
KOLKATA, OCT 17
Singer-turned-politician Babul Supriyo, the former minister of state in the Narendra Modi government since 2014 who joined Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) last month, is expected to submit his resignation from the membership of the Lok Sabha on October 19, a senior leader of the TMC said.
“Supriyo had sought an appointment with Speaker Om Birla and he has been given one on October 19 morning. He is scheduled to meet Birla at that time and submit his resignation,” said a TMC Lok Sabha MP who did not want to be named.
While Supriyo could not be reached over the phone, he had earlier informed the public through a social media post that he had sought the speaker’s appointment for tendering his resignation.
Supriyo had announced soon after joining the TMC on September 18 that he will resign as Lok Sabha MP from Asansol. He won from Asansol on a BJP ticket in 2014 and 2019.
