Trinamool quits UPA - NewsX

Trinamool Congress today formally withdrew support to the UPA government and its six Ministers quit in protest against FDI in retail. The party, which has 19 members in the Lok Sabha, gave a letter withdrawing support to the government to President Pranab Mukherjee. Minutes earlier, six Trinamool Congress Ministers submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who expressed sadness over their decision. The Ministers -- Mukul Roy, Sudip Bandhyopadhay, Sultan Ahmed, Saugata Roy, Sisir Adhikary and C M Jatua -- went to the Prime Minister's 7, Race Course Road residence to submit their resignations. Straight from there, they went to Rashtrapati Bhavan for give letter withdrawing support.

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