Tarak Singh Resigns as Kolkata Mayor-in-Council for Drainage

He says KMC leaders ignored his requests on monsoon preparedness, a claim that raises fresh doubts about the civic body's ability to tackle seasonal waterlogging.

Overview

Tarak Singh submitted his resignation to Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Tuesday, June 2, saying he could not carry out his work as the MMiC for sewerage and drainage.
Singh told reporters he is stepping down because he cannot complete his mission to eliminate waterlogging after 11 years of work and because he has been left without meaningful tasks.
He alleged repeated requests to Mayor Firhad Hakim and the municipal commissioner for a monsoon-preparedness meeting went unanswered and said operational plans were not being communicated to his department.
His exit follows recent resignations by other KMC councillors and office-bearers and reflects growing dissent within the Trinamool Congress after the state election defeat.
The resignation raises immediate governance questions for KMC ahead of the monsoon, with key things to watch being whether the party accepts the resignation, who will fill the drainage post, and whether the corporation publishes a clear monsoon action plan.