Speculations over Finance Minister Amit Mitra stepping down from Bengal Cabinet
The Hindu
The veteran economist is learnt to have expressed his unwillingness to contest in the Assembly bypolls.
On July 7, the Budget Statement of Government of West Bengal for the year 2021-22 was printed with Finance Minister Amit Mitra’s name on it. It was, however tabled in the State Assembly by Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Partha Chatterjee. Earlier this year on February 5, before the State went to polls the interim Budget document with Dr. Mitra's name was tabled by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the State Assembly. The long absence of State’s Finance Minister Amit Mitra from the Assembly proceedings has triggered speculations about the possibility about him stepping down from the post. Dr Mitra did not contest West Bengal Assembly polls 2021 due to failing health but was appointed the Minister of Finance for the third time in 2021. Sources in the Trinamool Congress said that Dr Mitra has expressed his unwillingness to contest in the Assembly bypolls.
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