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Suvendu Adhikari
West Bengal Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari

Disgruntled Bengal minister Suvendu Adhikari resigns as HRBC chairman, Kalyan Banerjee made new chairperson

| @indiablooms | Nov 27, 2020, at 01:48 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari, who has been recently seen maintaining distance from TMC and holding rallies without party banner or flag, on Thursday resigned as the Chairman of the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC), sources said.

After Adhikari left the position, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee has been appointed as the new HRBC chairman, according to an order issued by the state government.

No reaction has been received yet from Nandigram MLA Suvendu Adhikari on this matter.

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