TMC's Kakoli Ghosh Resigns From All Party Posts, Flags Inaction Over ‘Indecent Behaviour Towards Women Workers’
TMC's Kakoli Ghosh Resigns From All Party Posts, Flags Inaction Over ‘Indecent Behaviour Towards Women Workers’ Published By, Last Updated: May 27, 2026, 16:44 IST
TMC's Kakoli Ghosh Resigns From All Party Posts, Flags Inaction Over ‘Indecent Behaviour Towards Women Workers’ Published By, Last Updated: May 27, 2026, 16:44 IST Ghosh clarified that she is not leaving the Trinamool Congress and would continue to remain associated with the party as an ordinary worker. TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Resigns From All Party Posts. (Photo: X) Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Wednesday resigned from all organisational positions within the party. In a letter addressed to state Trinamool president Subrata Bakshi, the Barasat MP said she was stepping down after “deep mental conflict and long contemplation." While clarifying that she is not leaving the Trinamool Congress, Kakoli said she would continue to remain associated with the party as an ordinary worker in the interest of Bengal and its people.
Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar resigns from all TMC posts“There are issues which are worrisome, which are not aligned with democratic, constitutional structure; anti-incumbency is a factor that contributed to TMC’s defeat," she said in an #Exclusive conversation with @RShivshankar and… pic.twitter.com/Ex9ByXfVfp — News18 (@CNNnews18) May 27, 2026 Raised Several Concerns Related To Party’s Functioning In her resignation letter, Kakoli raised concerns over the functioning of the party and referred to several controversies that have affected West Bengal politics over the past decade. In one of the more striking allegations, Ghosh stated that during her tenure, alleged “indecent behaviour" towards women workers by another influential party member could neither be stopped nor adequately addressed despite support being sought from the senior leadership. She also referred to the RG Kar Medical College incident involving the death of a postgraduate trainee doctor, saying the episode and the alleged attempts to suppress the matter had deeply disturbed society and affected her morally.
She further criticised the growing influence of I-PAC, the party’s election strategy and advisory group, alleging that “unelected and undemocratic forces" had increasingly begun influencing organisational functioning. Attended Meeting Chaired By CM Suvendu Adhikari The resignation comes amid growing tensions between the senior leader and sections of the party leadership. Just a day before tendering her resignation, Kakoli attended an administrative meeting in Kalyani chaired by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, despite reportedly being informally discouraged by the party from doing so. Following the meeting, the Chief Minister claimed that Kakoli had told him she finally felt “free". Her resignation is being viewed as one of the most serious internal expressions of dissent within the Trinamool Congress in recent months. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar previously held several key organisational responsibilities, including chairperson of the All India Trinamool Mahila Congress and roles linked to the party’s Bangla Janani outreach programme.
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