Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Jawahar Sarkar on Sunday resigned in protest against the attitude of the Bengal government in the case of rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College. On Sunday, he wrote a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee and submitted his resignation. In this letter, Jawahar Sarkar has accused ‘some special people’ of his own party of adopting a domineering attitude. He has put the leaders of his own party in the dock.
Jawahar Sarkar wrote in the letter, “I cannot tolerate some things like corrupt officials (or doctors) getting key and top positions.” He has resigned after protests and uproar in Bengal following the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Jawahar Sarkar has said that the public outrage reflects the growing dissatisfaction with the TMC government. He has said that Mamata Banerjee’s government has lost the trust of the people. He said, “In all these years, I have never seen such anger and distrust against the government.”
Actions were taken too late- Jawahar Sarkar
Expressing his disappointment over the government’s response to the incident, he said, “I have been trying to be patient for a month since the horrific incident at RG Kar Hospital and was expecting Mamata Banerjee to directly talk to the agitating junior doctors. This has not happened and the actions taken by the government are too little and too late.”
‘There can be no compromise in fighting dictatorship’
In his letter, Jawahar Sarkar also expressed disappointment at not being able to speak to Banerjee in person for several months. He wrote, “I once again thank you for giving me the opportunity to raise Bengal’s issues in Parliament for three years but now I cannot work as an MP at all. There can be no compromise in fighting corruption, communalism and dictatorship against the central and state governments.”
Jawahar Sarkar will retire from politics
Advising the TMC, Jawahar Sarkar urged his party to avoid confrontation. He said the protests were mainly for justice and punishment rather than political objectives. He warned that if the party did not take the right steps, communal forces would take over the state. Announcing his intention to completely retire from politics, Jawahar Sarkar said, “I will soon go to Delhi and submit my resignation to the Rajya Sabha Chairman and completely disassociate myself from politics.”