'We too agree…': TMC's Kunal Ghosh supports Jawhar Sircar's resignation over Kolkata rape and murder | News from India

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Jawhar Sircar on Sunday sparked a debate with his letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announcing his resignation from the Rajya Sabha. Sircar's resignation came in the wake of the shocking rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata, a tragedy that has rocked the state. In response, his colleague in the TMC, Kunal Ghosh, expressed his agreement with a key part of Sircar's letter.

“We have come to know that Jawhar Sircar has taken his decision. He was one of the best bureaucrats in the country and an outstanding representative of West Bengal. This is his personal decision and letter and he has every right to take such a step. We just want to express that we too agree with the nature of his letter and the issues raised in it,” Ghosh told reporters in Kolkata.

Earlier, Jawhar Sircar had expressed his disappointment in a letter to TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee over the state government's handling of corruption following the scandal involving the former education minister.

He stressed that the incident at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, in which a 31-year-old junior doctor was allegedly raped and murdered, was the deciding factor in his decision.

Jawhar Sircar expressed his disappointment, saying that despite his initial hopes for significant reforms through Mamata Banerjee's anti-corruption campaign, little progress had been made.