Firhad Hakim resigned as mayor of Kolkata

Dubela, Tanisha Das: On 5th of June 2026, Firhad Hakim resigned from the designation of being the mayor of Kolkata after serving for more than 7 years. He was the first Muslim mayor of Kolkata since independence. He was also the MLA of Kolkata for 4 times and was also KMC ward 84 Councillor under the Trinamool Congress rule. At first, he requested Mamata Banerjee to give him the permission to resign but she didn’t accept it, but later on Mamata Banerjee herself couldn’t refuse Firhad Hakim.

The official resignation was submitted in the KMC chairperson Mala Roy’s office. After a press conference, he left the KMC headquarters with the end of more than 7 years of serving as mayor. He mentioned that he cannot continue to corrupt the chair and disrespect its dignity. He wanted to leave the chair with his head held high. Though ruling party allegations are there that he did not perform his work effectively after the 2026 assembly election result.

As the mayor of Kolkata, he has handled the worst situations like Amphan and the Covid-19 pandemic situation. With his initiative, the ‘Talk to Mayor’ programme was started which helped in the relief of the common people.

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