BJP Leader and Ex-DGP R Sreelekha Resigns as Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Councillor
Mayor V V Rajesh said the resignation cited personal reasons and trims the BJP-led ruling front to 50 in the 101-member council.
- On Saturday, Retired DGP Sreelekha submitted her resignation as Sasthamangalam ward representative in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, Mayor Rajesh confirmed after receiving her letter citing personal reasons.
- Reports indicate Sreelekha's resignation follows prolonged differences with the BJP leadership, particularly her disappointment over being denied the mayoral post despite prior assurances before the elections.
- With Sreelekha's exit, the BJP-led NDA's strength in the 101-member Corporation has dropped to 50 from the 51 seats previously held, including support from Independent Pattoor Radhakrishnan.
- Conciliatory efforts have begun within the party to persuade Sreelekha to withdraw her resignation before she submits the document to the District Collector on Monday, October 5.
- The resignation follows a tenure marked by controversies, including a dispute over office space at the Sasthamangalam Corporation building, and her unsuccessful bid in the April Assembly election from Vattiyoorkavu.
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Retired DGP R Sreelekha resigns as Thiruvananthapuram councillor; BJP loses majority in corporation
Retired DGP R Sreelekha has resigned from her position as a Thiruvananthapuram Corporation councillor. She cited personal inconveniences in her resignation letter submitted on September 30. Sreelekha had previously contested for the Mayor position after being projected as a candidate during local body elections. The resignation reduces the ruling BJP's strength from 51 to 50 in the Corporation.
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