Babul Supriyo resigns as Lok Sabha MP

Former Union minister Babul Supriyo officially resigned as an MP, a month after he quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to join the Trinamool Congress (TMC). The singer-turned-politician, who handed over his resignation to Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, thanked the BJP leadership for showing confidence in him. “It has been a very fulfilling seven years that I have spent in Parliament and I shall always remain indebted to my now ex-party BJP Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modiji, Hon’ble Amit Shah ji and respected Shri J P Nadda ji for giving me the opportunity to serve my country,” the two-term MP from West Bengal’s Asansol said in his resignation letter. In his letter to Birla, the TMC leader sought his blessings to now embark on a “new journey”. He also lauded Speaker Birla for his “affable nature and elegant humour”.