Two arrested for TMC leader Satyajit Biswas’ murder who was earlier shot dead, party alleges BJP conspiracy
5 years, 11 months ago

Two arrested for TMC leader Satyajit Biswas’ murder who was earlier shot dead, party alleges BJP conspiracy

Op India  

Two people have been arrested by West Bengal police in the murder case of Trinamool Congress Party’s leader and MLA from Krishnaganj Constituency of Nadia district Satyjit Biswas. Dutta also claimed that the deceased leader was popular amongst the Scheduled Caste Matua Community, and was convincing the community to not vote for BJP. He also connected it to PM Modi’s recent rally at Thakurganj town, which had seen a large gathering of people from the Matua community, pointing towards growing support for the party. Every time they name BJP and later it comes out to be their factional feud.” BJP State President Dilip Ghosh was quoted by Indian Express.

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TMC man found murdered in Nandigram
2 weeks, 1 day ago

TMC man found murdered in Nandigram

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: A Trinamul Congress worker was found murdered at Nandigram in East Midnapore of West Bengal. According to police, the murder took place late on Wednesday night. Nandigram TMC block president Bappaditya Garg alleged that Mahadeb was murdered for refusing to join the BJP. On the other hand, BJP Tamluk district president Meghnad Pal said that the murder took place …

West Bengal: TMC worker found dead in Nandigram, party alleges BJP involvement
2 weeks, 2 days ago

West Bengal: TMC worker found dead in Nandigram, party alleges BJP involvement

India TV News  

The body of a 52-year-old Trinamool Congress worker, Mahadeb Bishoi, was discovered late Wednesday night in the Brindaban Chowk market area of Nandigram Block 1, Hooghly district. Police investigation underway A senior police officer revealed that Bishoi’s body was found near his tea stall with signs of a violent assault. TMC alleges BJP role TMC leaders have accused BJP supporters …

Kolkata: TMC Councillor Escapes Death After Shooter's Gun Malfunctions, Chases Assailant — Caught On Camera
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kolkata: TMC Councillor Escapes Death After Shooter's Gun Malfunctions, Chases Assailant — Caught On Camera

ABP News  

Trinamool councillor of Ward 108 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Sushanta Ghosh, had a close shave on Friday evening, when an assailant tried to fire at him from a close range while he was reportedly sitting in front of his house. The man who was been arrested today is a taxi driver, Ahmed, who had driven the two accused Yuvraj …

Trinamool Congress leader killed in West Bengal’s Bhatpara region
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trinamool Congress leader killed in West Bengal’s Bhatpara region

The Hindu  

A Trinamool Congress leader was killed at Bhatpara in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas on Wednesday. Ashok Shaw, a booth president of the State’s ruling party of ward number 12 of Bhatpara Municipality was shot dead by unidentified miscreants outside a local tea shop. The violence occurred at Bhatpara, the area adjoining Naihati Assembly where bypolls were being held on …

Kolkata rape-murder: TMC MP who moved court against Bengal police vows to back 'people's protest'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kolkata rape-murder: TMC MP who moved court against Bengal police vows to back 'people's protest'

New Indian Express  

On Tuesday, Roy removed his X handle post from August 18 where he demanded “custodial interrogation” of former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh and Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal for alleged derelictions in their respective duties in handling alleged rape and murder of a medic in RG Kar Hospital and the subsequent large-scale vandalism on its hospital premises …

‘Received death threats over arrest of TMC leader,' claims MP Sougata Roy
5 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Received death threats over arrest of TMC leader,' claims MP Sougata Roy

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress MP Sougata Roy on Wednesday claimed that he received a phone call in which the caller threatened to kill him if arrested party leader Jayant Singh was not released soon, reported news agency PTI. Jayant Singh, TMC leader from the Ariadaha area in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, was arrested by the police last week as he …

TMC Man Murdered in WB; Injured BJP Worker Dies
7 months ago

TMC Man Murdered in WB; Injured BJP Worker Dies

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: In yet another instance of post-poll violence in West Bengal, a Trinamul Congress worker was murdered allegedly by BJP workers at Hariharpara in Murshidabad. Later police and locals rescued Sanatan with bullet injuries and admitted him at Hariharpara Rural Hospital from where he was shifted to Murshidabad Medical College & Hospital. Although TMC retained the Murshidabad parliamentary seat in …

West Bengal: TMC leader shot dead after argument over land deal in North 24 Parganas
10 months, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal: TMC leader shot dead after argument over land deal in North 24 Parganas

Op India  

On Sunday night, Bijan Das, a 49-year-old Trinamool Congress leader from Ashoknagar in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, was shot dead by a group of men after a confrontation over a land deal. The police on Monday said that the TMC leader was shot dead at around 11 pm on Sunday when he visited the house of a party …

Bengal BJP Leader: 2 TMC MLAs Set to Join Us
1 year ago

Bengal BJP Leader: 2 TMC MLAs Set to Join Us

Deccan Chronicle  

Berhampore: A West Bengal BJP leader sprang a surprise on Thursday claiming that two Trinamul Congress MLAs from Murshidabad would defect to his party soon. Two TMC MLAs from the district will join our party very soon." According to sources, the BJP has set its eyes on the two TMC MLAs who have been under central agencies’ scanner in different …

TMC faction feud takes life in WB
1 year ago

TMC faction feud takes life in WB

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: A Trinamul Congress worker was called out of his home and was hacked to death allegedly by his party on the road over an internal feud in South 24 Parganas on Saturday night. The victim, Sahidul Ali Sheikh, was a driver from Balaban at Madarat panchayat area in Baruipur West. He had a dispute with Baruipur East TMC MLA …

Two persons, including local TMC leader, murdered in West Bengal: Police
1 year, 1 month ago

Two persons, including local TMC leader, murdered in West Bengal: Police

Hindustan Times  

Two persons including a Trinamool Congress leader were shot dead by a group of assailants at Joynagar in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas in the early hours of Monday, police said. One person has been arrested,” said a senior police officer of Baruipur police district. Locals said that the TMC leader Saifuddin Lashkar was a panchayat member while his wife …

West Bengal: Local TMC leader shot dead, assailant lynched in South 24 Parganas
1 year, 1 month ago

West Bengal: Local TMC leader shot dead, assailant lynched in South 24 Parganas

India TV News  

In a shocking incident, a local Trinamool Congress leader was shot dead at Joynagar in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Monday morning. Local TMC leaders alleged that CPI supporters were behind the killing of Laskar. TMC worker was killed in June Earlier in June this year, a TMC worker was allegedly shot dead by unidentified persons in the …

West Bengal: BJP worker's mother killed by TMC goons led by local leader Sameer Mallik
1 year, 3 months ago

West Bengal: BJP worker's mother killed by TMC goons led by local leader Sameer Mallik

Op India  

On Wednesday, September 27, the mother of a BJP worker was allegedly beaten to death by Trinamool Congress supporters in the Bangaon area in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district. The police arrested TMC local leader Sameer Mallik after the deceased family accused him of killing her. When Jayant Roy, the deceased woman’s son and BJP worker, protested, Sameer and …

BJP candidate groped, sexually assaulted by TMC goons: Amit Malviya
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP candidate groped, sexually assaulted by TMC goons: Amit Malviya

Op India  

On Monday, BJP national spokesperson Amit Malviya informed that a woman candidate of his party was groped and assaulted by workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal. The complaint filed with the Domjur police stated, “This said persons touched the secret part of my body throughout the counting and as well beat me during the counting.” Another …

BJP worker found dead in Bengal's Birbhum, party says TMC behind murder
1 year, 6 months ago

BJP worker found dead in Bengal's Birbhum, party says TMC behind murder

India Today  

The body of a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, the husband of an independent candidate supporting BJP, was found in a village in West Bengal's Birbhum on Thursday. On Monday, police recovered the body of a BJP leader, Bankim Hansda, from the Bodo area of the state's Purulia district. "Police recovered the body of a BJP leader named Bankim Hansda from …

West Bengal rural polls: BJP candidate's kin found dead in Cooch Behar amid clashes, party blames TMC
1 year, 6 months ago

West Bengal rural polls: BJP candidate's kin found dead in Cooch Behar amid clashes, party blames TMC

India TV News  

The brother-in-law of a BJP candidate was found dead in the Cooch Behar district in the midst of the violence leading up to the panchayat elections on July 8 in West Bengal. Union minister Nisith Pramanik meets family of Das Union Minister of State Nisith Pramanik, who met the family of Das at his home on Sunday, said that the …

Mamata Banerjee agrees with Mukul Roy’s ‘with BJP’ claim. His son doesn’t
1 year, 8 months ago

Mamata Banerjee agrees with Mukul Roy’s ‘with BJP’ claim. His son doesn’t

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and MLA Mukul Roy appear to be on the same page amid claims and counterclaims over the latter's party membership. Confusion prevailed on Wednesday after Mukul Roy, a former Union minister, expressed his desire to be back in the BJP fold saying he has resigned from Trinamool Congress, while his son, Subhrangshu Roy, maintained …

Mukul Roy to be soon ‘missing’ from TMC? Leader says he wants to be with BJP
1 year, 8 months ago

Mukul Roy to be soon ‘missing’ from TMC? Leader says he wants to be with BJP

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress Mukul Roy, who was reported “untraceable” since Monday evening by his son but later spotted in Delhi at night, said he is still a BJP legislator and his visit’s purpose was to join back the Bharatiya Janata Party, ending speculation around his next political move. After his son and TMC leader Subhranshu lodged a missing complaint with the …

TMC's Mukul Roy calls himself 'BJP legislator', BJP says 'not interested'
1 year, 8 months ago

TMC's Mukul Roy calls himself 'BJP legislator', BJP says 'not interested'

India Today  

One of the founding members of the Trinamool Congress, Mukul Roy, has expressed a desire to join the Bharatiya Janata Party and meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Mukul Roy joined the BJP in 2017 after his reportedly strained relationship with the TMC's top leadership. Roy on Monday night travelled to New Delhi for “some personal work”, even as his …

'Don't care', says Mamata Banerjee as Mukul Roy makes his BJP move clear
1 year, 8 months ago

'Don't care', says Mamata Banerjee as Mukul Roy makes his BJP move clear

India TV News  

TMC MLA Mukul Roy who gained attention due to turncoat once again claimed his support for the saffron party. "There is no question of resigning from TMC" TMC MLA Mukul Roy while talking about his back for BJP said, "I was always with BJP and I will remain with the party if they offer me work." The drama over Roy's …

TMC leader Mukul Roy in Delhi amid buzz on joining BJP; son claims he is missing
1 year, 8 months ago

TMC leader Mukul Roy in Delhi amid buzz on joining BJP; son claims he is missing

Hindustan Times  

Speculations are rife in West Bengal that Mukul Roy, one of the founding members of the Trinamool Congress, is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party once again after he was spotted in Delhi on Monday night, hours after his son and TMC leader Subhranshu lodged a complaint with the Bidhannagar police claiming that his father was ‘missing’. The rumours …

TMC leader Mukul Roy in Delhi amid buzz on joining BJP; son claims he is missing
1 year, 8 months ago

TMC leader Mukul Roy in Delhi amid buzz on joining BJP; son claims he is missing

Hindustan Times  

Speculations are rife in West Bengal that Mukul Roy, one of the founding members of the Trinamool Congress, is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party once again after he was spotted in Delhi on Monday night, hours after his son and TMC leader Subhranshu lodged a complaint with the Bidhannagar police claiming that his father was ‘missing’. The rumours …

TMC leader Mukul Roy says he is in Delhi after family claimed he was 'untraceable'
1 year, 8 months ago

TMC leader Mukul Roy says he is in Delhi after family claimed he was 'untraceable'

Hindustan Times  

Senior TMC leader Mukul Roy said he has reached New Delhi for some personal work, hours after his family claimed that he was "untraceable" since late Monday evening. Mukul Roy returned to the TMC in June last year. The former railway minister's son Subhragshu Roy lodged a police complaint, mentioning that his father was “untraceable”. Roy quit the post of …

TMC leader Mukul Roy reaches Delhi after son claims he went missing
1 year, 8 months ago

TMC leader Mukul Roy reaches Delhi after son claims he went missing

India Today  

Senior TMC leader Mukul Roy reached Delhi on Monday night after his son Subhragshu claimed earlier that his father had gone 'missing'. According to his son, Mukul Roy left for Delhi on Monday evening on an Indigo flight. Flight ticket of Mukul Roy for Delhi The former railway minister's son Subhragshu had earlier told PTI that his father was "untraceable" …

Meet Mukul Murmu, TMC leader who works at farmlands and brick kiln during off seasons
1 year, 9 months ago

Meet Mukul Murmu, TMC leader who works at farmlands and brick kiln during off seasons

India Today  

Mukul Murmu is a Trinamool Congress leader who works at a brick kiln as a contractual labour and does farming when not working as a sarpanch of Bhatpara Gram Panchayat in West Bengal. Murmu, who represents Bhatpara Gram Panchayat of Balurghat block in South Dinajpur district, is a class 10 pass-out and, despite being the head of the panchayat, is …

TMC leader, wife, daughter killed in Bengal’s Cooch Behar district: Police
1 year, 9 months ago

TMC leader, wife, daughter killed in Bengal’s Cooch Behar district: Police

Hindustan Times  

In West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district on Friday, Bimal Kumar Barman, 68, president of the Trinamool Congress’ SC/ST, his wife Neelima Barman, 52, a panchayat-level leader and their 24-year-old daughter Runa Barman were allegedly hacked to death in their house, while the couple’s younger daughter Iti, 22, is battling for her life in the hospital, police said. Police said they …

TMC leader shot dead in Bengal’s Nadia; 2nd killing on same day
1 year, 9 months ago

TMC leader shot dead in Bengal’s Nadia; 2nd killing on same day

Hindustan Times  

A panchayat-level Trinamool Congress leader was shot dead by a gang of masked assailants in West Bengal’s Nadia district on Friday morning, police said. They then fled on the motorcycles on which they had arrived,” said a police officer, adding that the incident took place around 8am. Earlier in the day, another panchayat-level TMC leader, her husband and their daughter …

TMC trying to implicate Cong leaders ahead of bypoll: Adhir Ranjan writes to EC
1 year, 10 months ago

TMC trying to implicate Cong leaders ahead of bypoll: Adhir Ranjan writes to EC

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader in the Lok Sabha and the party’s West Bengal unit chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday accused the Trinamool Congress government in the state of trying to falsely implicate the Congress candidate and a local leader ahead of the February 27 Sagardighi assembly bypoll and wrote to the Election Commission of India seeking its immediate attention in the …

TMC leader among 15 arrested for youth’s murder in Bengal’s Birbhum
2 years, 2 months ago

TMC leader among 15 arrested for youth’s murder in Bengal’s Birbhum

Hindustan Times  

Kajal Shah, a Trinamool Congress leader, and 14 of his associates were arrested in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Sunday for allegedly murdering Faizul Sheikh, a local youth, during a clash over control of a sand quarry, police said. The clash took place on Saturday night and continued till Sunday morning at Bansjhor village near Birbhum’s Siuri town, a district …

West Bengal: Trinamool Congress MLA fears murder bid, approaches police for protection
2 years, 2 months ago

West Bengal: Trinamool Congress MLA fears murder bid, approaches police for protection

Firstpost  

Paresh Ram Das met the Superintendent of Police of Baruipur on Wednesday and applied for security cover. The Trinamool Congress MLA submitted his application in writing Baruipur : In a sign of growing strife within the Trinamool Congress, Canning West MLA Paresh Ram Das has approached the police for protection as he fears that he may be killed. The Trinamool …

BJP worker found dead in West Bengal's East Midnapore, second in a week; party blames Trinamool
2 years, 8 months ago

BJP worker found dead in West Bengal's East Midnapore, second in a week; party blames Trinamool

India TV News  

Highlights BJP has claimed that a party worker was killed by TMC miscreants in East Midnapore district It is second such political killing in a week Krishna Patra was kidnapped on Tuesday night and his body was dumped in a gutter later BJP worker found dead in Bengal: The Bharatiya Janata Party's West Bengal unit has claimed that a party …

2 TMC leaders attacked in two separate incidents in Bengal day after Birbhum arson
2 years, 9 months ago

2 TMC leaders attacked in two separate incidents in Bengal day after Birbhum arson

India Today  

In two separate incidents, two TMC leaders have been reportedly attacked in West Bengal, just days after a TMC panchayat leader was killed in Birbhum district, which led to an arson attack in Birbhum killing eight people. TMC LEADER ATTACKED IN NADIA In another incident, a local TMC leader was shot at in West Bengal's Nadia on Wednesday night. READ: …

PIL in Calcutta HC seeks CBI probe into murders of TMC, Congress councillors
2 years, 9 months ago

PIL in Calcutta HC seeks CBI probe into murders of TMC, Congress councillors

India Today  

A PIL has been filed in the Calcutta High Court over the murder of two councillors - Anupam Dutta from Panihati and Tapan Kandu from Jhalda. In addition, the petitioner has also requested the court to order either a CBI probe or the appointment of an SIT comprising retired judges to investigate the murders. READ: Violence has no place in …

West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari Approaches Calcutta HC, Seeks Mukul Roy's Disqualification As MLA
3 years, 3 months ago

West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari Approaches Calcutta HC, Seeks Mukul Roy's Disqualification As MLA

ABP News  

New Delhi: West Bengal's leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Monday approached the Calcutta High Court seeking action against TMC leader Mukul Roy. Earlier, the leader of opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari had met Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar to oppose appointment of MLA Mukul Roy as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee and requested for his intervention …

BJP MLA says party made mistake by inducting TMC leaders before polls
3 years, 4 months ago

BJP MLA says party made mistake by inducting TMC leaders before polls

India TV News  

With four BJP MLAs returning to the Trinamool Congress in four months, the saffron party's Cooch Behar South legislator Nikhil Ranjan Dey on Monday said the top leadership had erred by inducting TMC leaders into the BJP before the assembly polls in West Bengal. "The BJP top leadership made a mistake by taking those TMC leaders into the party fold. …

TMC hits out at Centre over new economic reforms policy
3 years, 4 months ago

TMC hits out at Centre over new economic reforms policy

India Today  

Trinamool Congress has hit out at the Centre over its new economic reforms policy. TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy said this policy does not have the consent of the public as it was not listed in the BJP manifesto. According to TMC, National Highways, 26,700 km roads, 400 stations and 150 trains, 42,000 circuit lines of Power transmission line, National …

TMC's Mukul Roy again says BJP will win by-poll; kicks up fresh row
3 years, 4 months ago

TMC's Mukul Roy again says BJP will win by-poll; kicks up fresh row

India TV News  

West Bengal MLA Mukul Roy, who had joined the Trinamool Congress days after winning the assembly election seat on BJP ticket, stirred fresh controversy on Friday by saying for the second time within a week that the saffron party will win a future by-election in his constituency. Senior TMC leader Tapas Roy refused to comment on Roy's gaffe, while the …

TMC leader Mukul Roy commits faux pas, BJP greets it with glee
3 years, 5 months ago

TMC leader Mukul Roy commits faux pas, BJP greets it with glee

India TV News  

Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy, who had crossed over to the party days after winning from Krishnanagar North assembly seat on BJP ticket, Friday left reporters stunned when he commented that the saffron party will win the coming by-poll in the state. Roy first told reporters at the TMC office during a visit to the constituency, "The BJP will win …

West Bengal: BJP worker found dead, party alleges murder by TMC
3 years, 5 months ago

West Bengal: BJP worker found dead, party alleges murder by TMC

Op India  

Political violence in West Bengal continues unabated as another death of a BJP worker has been allegedly murdered in the state. TMC miscreants brutally murdered Samresh Pal, a 36-year-old active BJP official from Madhav Nagar, Kakdwip assembly constituency. pic.twitter.com/MPWtntbYmW — BJP Bengal July 26, 2021 Accusing the ruling dispensation of Mamata Banerjee of political cleansing of opposition workers, the leader …

8 BJP MLAs Resign From Assembly Committees Over Mukul Roy’s Appointment as PAC Chairperson
3 years, 5 months ago

8 BJP MLAs Resign From Assembly Committees Over Mukul Roy’s Appointment as PAC Chairperson

News 18  

The standoff between the ruling Trinamool Congress and BJP continued after eight MLAs from the opposition party resigned from the post of chairman of eight committees of West Bengal Assembly over Mukul Roy’s appointment as the chairperson of Public Accounts Committee by Speaker Biman Banerjee. Those who tendered their resignations are Mihir Goswami, Manoj Tigga, Krishna Kalyani, Nikhil Ranjan Dey, …

Mukul Roy appointed PAC head in WB Assembly; BJP declines top role in other House panels
3 years, 6 months ago

Mukul Roy appointed PAC head in WB Assembly; BJP declines top role in other House panels

India TV News  

Senior politician Mukul Roy, who recently switched over to the TMC after winning the state elections on a BJP ticket, was on Friday appointed as the chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee in West Bengal Assembly by Speaker Biman Banerjee. Offended by the speakers decision, BJP MLAs, led by Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, staged a walkout, announcing that the …

TMC leader Mukul Roy's wife Krishna dies of cardiac arrest
3 years, 6 months ago

TMC leader Mukul Roy's wife Krishna dies of cardiac arrest

India TV News  

Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy''s wife Krishna Roy died at a private hospital in Chennai on Tuesday, family sources said. TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, who is known to be close to Krishna Roy, also paid a visit to the family in the evening. "Heartfelt condolences @MukulR_Official Mukul Roy, Former Union Minister and MLA, WBLA on the sad demise of his …

300 BJP Workers Undergo ‘Purification’ With Gangajal To Rejoin Trinamool
3 years, 6 months ago

300 BJP Workers Undergo ‘Purification’ With Gangajal To Rejoin Trinamool

News 18  

Politics, unpredictability is thy name! Today, around 300 BJP workers who had defected from the Trinamool Congress before the elections, returned to their old party after undergoing purification by ‘gangajal’. According to the Times of India, 300 BJP workers were sitting on a hunger strike outside the TMC office in Birbhum, West Bengal, demanding to be accepted into the TMC …

Will Mukul Roy's exit trigger a BJP exodus to the TMC in Bengal?
3 years, 6 months ago

Will Mukul Roy's exit trigger a BJP exodus to the TMC in Bengal?

India Today  

After Mukul Roy, who? While some BJP leaders are dubbing the ‘possible deserters’ unnecessary flab, the TMC flock is unwilling to welcome back the opportunist politicians. On June 14, leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikary led a team of 50 BJP MLAs to Raj Bhawan to table a report on the post-poll violence before governor Jagdeep Dhankar. The Trinamool camp …

What does Mukul Roy bring to Mamata Banerjee's new-look Trinamool?
3 years, 6 months ago

What does Mukul Roy bring to Mamata Banerjee's new-look Trinamool?

India Today  

He’s 67 and is severely diabetic, requiring daily shots of insulin. When the BJP learned that Mukul’s son had met with TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee on June 2—at a city hospital when Mukul’s wife was critically ill—there were some sporadic attempts to ensure his loyalty. With the BJP’s resounding loss in the state election, Mukul may find his wings clipped for …

Mukul Roy likely to be made TMC national vice-president: Sources
3 years, 6 months ago

Mukul Roy likely to be made TMC national vice-president: Sources

India Today  

Mukul Roy, who recently returned to the TMC from BJP, could be appointed the party's national vice-president, sources said. In a blow to the saffron brigade, senior BJP leader Mukul Roy along with son Subranshu rejoined the TMC on Friday, with Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other leaders of the state's ruling party welcoming him back to the fold. …

Mukul Roy rejoining TMC will not affect BJP: Tathagata Roy
3 years, 6 months ago

Mukul Roy rejoining TMC will not affect BJP: Tathagata Roy

India TV News  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Tathagata Roy on Friday slammed former union minister Mukul Roy for rejoining Trinamool Congress and said his move will not affect the BJP. "Mukul Roy had come to BJP from Trinamool Congress and today returned to it. Tathagata Roy said Mukul Roy was a state leader and BJP gave him the position of national vice-president. He …

BJP leaders 'close to' Mukul Roy fuel speculation of possible exodus from party
3 years, 6 months ago

BJP leaders 'close to' Mukul Roy fuel speculation of possible exodus from party

India Today  

A day after three Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs skipped West Bengal party unit president Dilip Ghosh's meeting in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas, another BJP leader from the district has fuelled speculation about his possible defection to the ruling Trinamool Congress. READ: Rumour mills buzz as Mukul Roy, Shamik Bhattacharya & Rajib Banerjee skip Bengal BJP meet Sunil Singh, who …

Month after Bengal elections defeat, Mukul Roy quits BJP to rejoin TMC
3 years, 6 months ago

Month after Bengal elections defeat, Mukul Roy quits BJP to rejoin TMC

Op India  

On Friday afternoon, BJP leader Mukul Roy quit the BJP and returned to the Trinamool Congress after having deserted the party 4 years ago. On being asked about his ‘fluctuating ideology’ and his personal remarks against Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee in the past, Mukul Roy cunningly responded, “Today, the situation of Bengal is such that none will like to …

Mukul Roy returns to Trinamool Congress
3 years, 6 months ago

Mukul Roy returns to Trinamool Congress

The Hindu  

The repercussions of the BJP’s comprehensive defeat in the West Bengal Assembly poll continued more than a month after the results were declared, with party vice-president Mukul Roy on Friday returning to the Trinamool Congress. Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee and party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee were at the party headquarters to welcome Mr. Roy, 67. Ms. …

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