Minister Akhil Giri in the Trinamool Congress government of West Bengal has resigned from the cabinet. BJP was attacking the TMC government over an alleged video of him in which the former minister was seen abusing and threatening a woman officer of the forest department. BJP had shared this video from its handle.
Resignation sent to CM Mamta Banerjee
According to the information, Akhil Giri has sent his resignation to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by mail after the party’s instructions. He will also submit a hard copy of his resignation to the Chief Minister during the assembly session tomorrow. However, Akhil Giri said that he is sorry for his comment but he is not ready to apologize to the female forest ranger officer.
He said, ‘There is no question of apologising, should I apologise just because I am sorry? My party did not ask me to apologise. They just asked me to resign from the ministry which I have already done. I have already sent my resignation.’
‘I am sorry but there is no question of apologizing’
Talking to Aaj Tak, Akhil Giri said, ‘I am sorry for my comment, but that does not mean that I have to apologize to the woman.’ He said, ‘Whatever I said to the woman officer at that time was unfortunate. It would have been better if these words had not come out of my mouth. I regret it. But that woman officer was responsible for this situation.’
He said, ‘There is no question of apologizing. My party instructed me to resign, so I have already resigned. Subrata Bakshi (TMC state president) called me and asked me to resign. So I have already resigned. The CM did not say anything to me.’
What is the whole matter?
The BJP had also sent a letter to the Governor demanding action in this matter. District Forest Officer Manisha Shaw and her team members were removing encroachment from the department’s land near Tajpur beach in East Medinipur district. During the campaign, the former minister reached the spot and started arguing with the woman officer.
In the video shared by the BJP, the TMC leader was seen threatening the officer and asking her to stay away from the matter. In the video, the TMC leader is seen shouting at a woman officer, saying, ‘You are a government employee. Bow your head (in front of me) while speaking. See what happens to you within a week. If you interfere in this issue again, I will ensure that you will not be able to come back. These goons will ensure that you will not be able to go home at night.’
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