‘Wanted to leave with dignity’: Hakim on vacating mayor chair
Firhad Hakim has resigned as the mayor of Kolkata, citing an inability to function effectively and a loss of dignity in the office. The resignation comes amid political friction between the TMC and the BJP-led state government.
Why it matters
The resignation leaves a major civic body without leadership, potentially impacting municipal services and local governance in Kolkata.
Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Firhad Hakim formally resigned as Kolkata mayor on Friday, around six months before his term was to end, saying that “the dignity of the chair was being undermined”.
The article quotes TMC members extensively, framing the resignation as a result of the BJP government making the corporation 'defunct'.
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