Jawhar Sircar decides to exit Rajya Sabha, blames TMC's inaction in RG Kar Corruption Case

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Jawhar Sircar has decided to resign from the Rajya Sabha and announced his departure from politics. In a letter addressed to the party leadership, Sircar cited his frustration with the lack of action against corruption, particularly in the RG Kar rape and murder case, as the primary reason for his decision.

"I have suffered patiently for a month since the terrible incident at RG Kar Hospital, and was hoping for your direct intervention with the agitating junior doctors, in the old style of Mamata Banerjee. It has not happened and whatever punitive steps that government is taking now are too little and quite late," he said in the letter.

"I think normalcy may have been restored in this state much earlier, if the caucus of the corrupt doctors was smashed and those guilty of taking improper administrative actions punished immediately after the scandalous incident happened," he added. 

Sircar also mentioned personal reasons for his resignation.

The MP recalled his public calls for the party to address a corruption scandal, which were met with resistance from senior party leaders. Despite his initial hope that the party would take a stronger stance following a public campaign launched by the leadership the previous year, Sircar felt let down as the party continued to show indifference towards the issue.