The leadership crisis in the Trinamool Congress (TMC) deepened on Friday with senior North Bengal leader Goutam Deb resigning as mayor of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation, while former West Bengal minister Jyoti Priya Mallick stepped down from all organisational posts in the party citing deteriorating health.
Deb submitted his resignation to the commissioner of the Siliguri civic body and also surrendered his official vehicle and security cover, officials said. His exit follows similar resignations by former Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim and Bidhannagar mayor Krishna Chakraborty after the change of guard in West Bengal.
