Koustav Bagchi, West Bengal Congress leader and advocate, has tendered his resignation from the primary membership of the party as well as the membership of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee on Wednesday, February 28.
"I believe the urge for forging an alliance by our Top Leadership with the TMC is nothing but a blatant insult to those loyal soldiers of the Congress party only for some parochial interests and/or gains of certain leaders and their associates...Without hesitation, I can firmly say that in the present day scenario, the Indian National Congress has lost its political character," the letter reads.
Koustav Bagchi's Resignation Letter:
Speculations are rife that Koustav Bagchi is likely to join the BJP ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2024. Congress has lost credibility as a political party, claimed rebel Congress leader Bagchi in his resignation.
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“In West Bengal, the Pradesh Congress committee has no importance. The party high command sees the Trinamool Congress as its West Bengal unit. The party is more interested in forging a friendship with the TMC than strengthening the state party unit. Therefore, I cannot compromise with my self-esteem and not fight against the TMC,” Bagchi said. He also questioned the Congress high command’s silence on the Sandeshkhali issue.