In a significant setback for the Trinamool Congress (TMC) amid mounting political turbulence, Rajya Sabha MP Sukhen Shekhar Ray on Monday resigned from the party and stepped down as a member of the Upper House of Parliament.
A seasoned parliamentarian and among the TMC’s most prominent voices in the Rajya Sabha, Ray submitted his resignation to the Rajya Sabha Chairman while simultaneously announcing his exit from the Mamata Banerjee-led outfit.
The resignation comes at a time when the TMC is facing deepening internal unrest, triggered by a rebellion within its legislative ranks and escalating friction among factions in the organisation.
In his resignation letter, Ray said he was relinquishing his parliamentary membership and severing association with the TMC.
(With inputs from PTI)
