'Alvida': Babul Supriyo Quits Politics Days After Being Dropped from Cabinet

In a Facebook post, Babul Supriyo said he will be resigning from the post of Member of Parliament, too.

West Bengal MP and former Union minister Babul Supriyo on Saturday, 31 August, announced his decision to quit politics.

"Alvida (Goodbye). I’ve heard everything everyone had to say…Father, (mother), wife, daughter, some close friends… I’m saying this after listening to everything and feeling everything... I’m leaving... Social work can be done without politics as well – let me handle myself a bit and then...," he said in a Facebook post in Bengali.

In the post, Supriyo said he will be resigning from the post of Member of Parliament, too. "Many new ministers are yet to be allotted government houses, which is why I will vacate my house within a week (as soon as possible – maybe before that)."