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TMC Councillors Vote Out Dhuliyan Municipality Chairman Over Alleged Failures
Fifteen councillors from the Trinamool Congress voted to remove Inzamam-ul-Islam as chairman of Dhuliyan Municipality.
The vote took place on Tuesday.
The councillors had already filed a no-confidence motion against him on August 3.
They said he had not served people properly.
They also accused him of associating with Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
Islam and five Congress councillors did not vote.
The final result was 15 votes against him and none in support.
Islam later tried to join Congress, but the party rejected his entry because of allegations against him.
Fifteen Trinamool Congress councillors voted out Dhuliyan Municipality chairman Inzamam-ul-Islam on Tuesday.
The councillors had introduced a no-confidence motion against Islam on August 3.
They accused him of failing to serve residents and associating with Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
Islam and five Congress councillors abstained from the vote, which ended 15-0.
Islam joined Congress on August 23, but the party rejected him over allegations linked to communal violence and corruption.
- Who
- Fifteen Trinamool Congress councillors removed Dhuliyan Municipality chairman Inzamam-ul-Islam; Islam and five Congress councillors abstained.
- What
- A no-confidence vote removed Islam from the chairmanship of Dhuliyan Municipality.
- Where
- Dhuliyan Municipality in Murshidabad, West Bengal.
- When
- The removal vote took place on Tuesday; the no-confidence motion was introduced on August 3, and Islam joined Congress on August 23.
- Why
- The councillors accused Islam of failing to serve residents and associating with Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
Key facts
- Municipality
- Dhuliyan Municipality
- District and state
- Murshidabad, West Bengal
- Vote result
- 15-0
- Councillors abstaining
- Inzamam-ul-Islam and five Congress councillors
- No-confidence motion
- Introduced on August 3
- Congress defection
- Islam joined Congress on August 23
- Congress rejection
- The party rejected Islam over allegations involving communal violence and rampant corruption
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