In a letter to Chief Minister Mamata, Sircar stated that he is primarily resigning as an MP due to the government's faulty handling of the public protests that followed the medic's rape and murder.
The Union minister came down heavily on the NC-Congress alliance over its poll promise of restoring Article 370 and said it is impossible as long as the BJP is there.
Brij Bhushan earlier alleged that Phogat and Bajrang Punia were used by the Congress as "pawns" in a "conspiracy" to take control of the WFI and attack the BJP.