The House passed the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2018 to facilitate appointment of a person as KMC mayor who hasn’t been elected as a councillor first
It was learnt that Chatterjee’s decision to quit came in the wake of the CM's displeasure over Chatterjee's alleged dereliction of duty allegedly as a result of his legal tussle concerning the divorce case against Ratna Chatterjee
The Trinamool leader has quit as West Bengal ministers for fire services and housing, asked to step down as Kolkata Mayor; UD Minister Firad Hakim given additional charge of two departments; senior officials at KMC to handle affairs till a new mayor is appointed
