Singer, former Union minister and two-time Asansol MP Babul Supriyo announced on social media yesterday (31st July) that he was quitting politics. In his Facebook post, which began with the word Alvida, Babul said that he was resigning from being an MP and would hand over his official New Delhi residence within a month. He left no doubt in the minds of the readers that his decision to quit had a lot to do with his removal as a Union minister. He added in his post that he had broached the issue of his resignation with both, Union home minister Amit Shah and party president J.P. Nadda, several times “in the last few days”.
