New Delhi: In a major blow to Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress MP Dinesh Trivedi resigned from Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Trivedi, considered a close aide of Mamata Banerjee, had served as the Minister of Railways in the UPA II government.
Trivedi took the upper house by surprise as he announced his resignation when he got up to speak on the Union Budget.
“There comes a time in the life of every man when he heeds the voice of his conscience. We enter politics for the country. Two days ago, we saw the PM and Leader of opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad exchange emotional greetings. That was all about their love for the country,” Trivedi said.
“I am standing at that stage of my life where I have to decide what is important for me – my country, party or myself?” he said in the Rajya Sabha.
“It is better to resign than to keep silent. I am feeling suffocated (in the party) and thus resigning from Rajya Sabha,” he said while speaking in Upper House.
FILE: Dinesh Trivedi’s words of praise, ‘Air India hai to Hindustan hai’
