India, May 26 -- New Delhi

All India Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Sunday resigned as the party's Barasat district president, taking moral responsibility for the party's drubbing in the area. The decision comes days after the party removed her as the chief whip in the Lok Sabha. In an interview, she termed the decision as "authoritarian", and said that a democratic process should rather have been adopted. Excerpts:

Was it an emotional decision or a political move to resign as the district in-charge?

It is a well-contemplated decision, taking moral responsibility for the loss of five of seven seats in my district (Barasat). Well, in other districts too, we have suffered losses. But everyone doesn't hav...