East Burdwan TMC youth wing secretary quits party, creates flutter

The East Burdwan district youth general secretary of the Trinamul Congress tendered his resignation today from the party, raising eyebrows in political circles ahead of the Assembly polls.

Surajit Karmakar forwarded his resignation to Purbasthali (Dakshin) MLA, Swapan Debnath, who is also the state’s Animal Resources Minister. He also sent a copy to the district president of the TMC’s youth wing, Rasbehari Haldar. Karmakar was one of the key architects behind Debnath’s successive victories in Purbasthali over the years.

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After submitting his resignation, Karmakar said: “It was becoming gradually unbearable for me to compromise further with the party’s present leadership. The party has become a coterie of corrupt people and the leaders are more cosy with businessmen and less flexible with party members who want to work. I raised the issue repeatedly but the leaders didn’t like it. So, it’s better if I quit now.”

Karmakar, however, did not divulge any plans of moving to any other party. Haldar, the district youth chief, said: “This move is unexpected from a senior leader like him. I’ll talk to him personally on this,” suggesting that the resignation had not been officially accepted.

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On Wednesday, 25 February, 2026 at 07:23:12 pm IST, kanchan siddiqui wrote:

STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE (KANCHAN)
Burdwan, 25 February: The district youth general secretary of the Trinamul Congress today tendered his resignation from the party, which sparked off sensation ahead of the Assembly polls.

Surajit Karmakar, the leader forwarded his resignation to MLA, Purbasthali (Dakshin), Swapan Debnath- the state Animal Resources Minister, besides, to the district president of the TMC’s youth front Rasbehari Haldar. Karmakar remained one of the key architects behind Debnath’s successive victories in Purbasthali over the years.

After submission of his resignation, Karmakar said: “Gradually, it was becoming unbearable for me to compromise further with the party’s present leadership. The party has become a coterie of corrupt people and the leaders are more cozy with the businessmen and lesser flexible with the party men. I warned repeatedly but the leaders didn’t like it. So, it’s better to quit now.”

Karmakar however didn’t divulge his plans to move to another party. Haldar said: “It’s unexpected from a senior leader like him. I’ll talk to him personally on this.”