West Bengal Sports Minister resigns

New Delhi, Dec 17, 2025 : In the context of the mismanagement and arson following football icon Lionel Messi’s departure from the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on 13th December, the Sports Minister of the West Bengal government, Arup Biswas, has resigned from his post.

According to a social media post by Kunal Ghosh, Trinamool Congress spokesperson, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accepted the resignation of the Sports minister.

Today, in a press release, the Chief Secretary to the government of West Bengal, Manoj Pant, has informed that Rajeev Kumar, DGP West Bengal, along with Bidhannagar Police Commissioner Mukesh Kumar, have been served a show cause notice in connection with the Messi event fiasco.

Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Principal Secretary of the Youth Affairs and Sports Department, has also been served a show cause notice.