War of resignation
NEW DELHI: The war of nerves over railway minister Dinesh Trivedi’s resignation between the Congress and the Trinamool Congress surfaced yet again here on Saturday.
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee announced Mukul Roy as the party’s choice for the railway ministry.
Trinamool chief Kalyan Bandyopadhyay said that he give friendly advice to Dinesh Trivedi to resign before he dismissed.
He said,” I have worked with him (Trivedi). I urged him as a friend to resign gracefully before he is dismissed.
Trivedi told me that he will do so only after he gets a written instruction from the Trinamool chairperson.
I would only say that Trivedi didn’t get a written instruction from the Trinamool chief before assuming charge as railway minister.
Is there any confusion that the party has lost confidence on him? What’s the point in doing damage to the party?”
Mamata Banerjee said: “Don’t ask me anything. You better talk to Trinamool Parliamentary Party chief whip Kalyan Bandyopadhyay. The government is to decide.”
Dinesh Trivedi said. “I am a responsible minister. I have a constitutional responsibility. If the party wants me to quit, the party chairperson should write to me. I am saying this to avoid confusion”.
