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Trivedi resigns, Mukul Roy to be new railway minister
NEW DELHI: Ending days of stalemate with the Trinamool Congress leadership, Dinesh Trivedi on Sunday resigned as railway minister after speaking with party chief mamata Banerjee. TMC leader Mukul Roy to replace Trivedi as railway minister.
A source close to Trivedi said he forwarded his resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
This follows a talk with Trinamool supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee earlier Sunday.
Mamata Banerjee told reporters, "Dinesh Trivedi called in. He will resign tonight."
Said Trivedi, "She (Mamata Banerjee) spoke to me. The TMC wants me to resign. I told her I will abide by the party and resign."
Dinesh Trivedi had been insistent till now that he would not quit his post unless he got a written order from Mamata. He said on Sunday that the Railway Ministry could not be treated as somebody's property, although, he added that he had full regards for the Trinamool Congress supremo.
Mamata was reportedly upset with the railway minister over the train fare hikes announced in the Rail Budget. Trivedi had reportedly not consulted the Trinamool Congress over the budget, either.
Trivedi resigns, Mukul Roy to be new railway minister - The Times of India
Shame on Mamata Banerjee for playing such low rate dirty politics with no concern for Indian nation in general and Railways in particular.
NEW DELHI: Ending days of stalemate with the Trinamool Congress leadership, Dinesh Trivedi on Sunday resigned as railway minister after speaking with party chief mamata Banerjee. TMC leader Mukul Roy to replace Trivedi as railway minister.
A source close to Trivedi said he forwarded his resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
This follows a talk with Trinamool supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee earlier Sunday.
Mamata Banerjee told reporters, "Dinesh Trivedi called in. He will resign tonight."
Said Trivedi, "She (Mamata Banerjee) spoke to me. The TMC wants me to resign. I told her I will abide by the party and resign."
Dinesh Trivedi had been insistent till now that he would not quit his post unless he got a written order from Mamata. He said on Sunday that the Railway Ministry could not be treated as somebody's property, although, he added that he had full regards for the Trinamool Congress supremo.
Mamata was reportedly upset with the railway minister over the train fare hikes announced in the Rail Budget. Trivedi had reportedly not consulted the Trinamool Congress over the budget, either.
Trivedi resigns, Mukul Roy to be new railway minister - The Times of India
Shame on Mamata Banerjee for playing such low rate dirty politics with no concern for Indian nation in general and Railways in particular.