Mithun Chakraborty resigns from the Rajya Sabha
Bollywood actor and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mithun Chakraborty on Monday resigned from the upper house of the Parliament, Rajya Sabha, citing health issues. Notably, the Rajya Sabha membership of 66-year-old Chakraborty, who is also an accused in the Saradha chit fund scam, was originally scheduled to end in April 2020. 