Assam TMC president Ripun Bora resigns from the party

Assam Trinamool Congress (TMC) president Ripun Bora resigned from the party on Sunday, stating that the people of northeastern view it as a "regional party" of West Bengal and are "not willing to accept" it as their own. In a letter to TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, the former Rajya Sabha member expressed that he had proposed numerous suggestions to party leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to make the TMC more acceptable in Assam, but these suggestions were "not implemented.

Myself and some of my colleagues have resigned from @AITCofficial today not because of any other grievance or issue but to respect the ground reality and the sentiment of the people of Assam as the people of Assam do not want to accept TMC. pic.twitter.com/2kszhNfavL

— Ripun Bora (@ripunbora) September 1, 2024

Bora said that he had recommended the appointment of an Assamese leader at the national level of the TMC, the designation of Bharat Ratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika's residence in Tollygunge, Kolkata, as a heritage site, and the transformation of the Madhupur Satra in Cooch Behar into a cultural hub. He said that he has served as the state president of Assam TMC for over two years and during this period, he interacted extensively with people across the state. "Unfortunately, the issues mentioned above have led many people in Assam to continue viewing TMC as a regional party of West Bengal. The people of Assam are not willing to accept a party that they perceive as being from another state

(State Correspondent)