Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 5 : Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy on Sunday said that Chandrima Bhattacharya betrayed party chief Mamata Banerjee's trust and failed her responsibilities by not opposing "outsiders" who tried to take over the party office, adding that no one attempted to stop her departure due to internal anger over her actions.
Speaking to ANI, Saugata Roy said, "Chandrima Bhattacharya was the TMC president of the state. Outsiders came and tried to take over the office. At that time, Chandrima Bhattacharya was in the office, but she did not object to it. She did wrong by not doing so. She did not fulfil her responsibility. Therefore, there was anger among the people inside the party.
"She left the party herself. We did not try to stop her. Mamata Banerjee had given her many positions. Even after losing one election, she was brought back by winning from another seat, but she betrayed the trust," he added.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, in a major setback to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) amid an escalating internal feud, the party's State President and former Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya resigned from all party posts.
The resignation comes at a time of high drama in West Bengal politics, as the property owner of the TMC's state party office in Kolkata locked the premises from the inside following reports that a rebel faction, led by Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Ritabrata Banerjee, had taken possession of the building.
In her resignation letter addressed to Mamata Banerjee, Bhattacharya stated that she was stepping down from the post of State President conferred upon her in June 2026.
She also withdrew herself as the authorised signatory for the party's bank accounts and as Banerjee's authorised person before the Election Commission of India.
"I hereby tender my resignation from the post of State President of All India Trinamool Congress... I also hereby resign from all other post which I hold at present. Please note that I withdraw myself as the authorised signatory... in respect of the accounts maintained in Various Banks. I also withdraw myself from being your authorised person before the Election Commission of India," the letter read.
Reacting to the resignation, expelled TMC MLA Sandipan Saha welcomed the move, claiming that the environment within the "Kalighat Trinamool" had become unworkable.