Veteran TMC leader Mukul Roy, who kept political pundits guessing on his next move, said on the night of Tuesday, April 18, 2023 He is still a BJP MLA And would like to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah as he is keen to return to the saffron camp.
Mr Roy, who had traveled to New Delhi on April 17 for “some personal work” even though his family initially claimed he was “missing”, only to later attack the BJP on the TMC leader who is unwell Accused of indulging in dirty politics by using And not in the “right frame of mind”.
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He told a Bangla news channel, “I am a BJP MLA. I want to stay with the BJP. The party has made arrangements for my stay here. I want to meet Amit Shah and talk to (party president) JP Nadda.” want.” Tuesday evening.
Founder Member of TMC Switched to BJP in 2017, He won the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election as a candidate of the saffron party. However, he Return to Trinamool Congress Without resigning from the House soon.
“I was not keeping well for a long time, so I was away from politics. But as of now, I am fine and will be active in politics again,” Mr Roy said.
He added that he was “100 per cent sure that he would never join hands with the TMC”.
Mr. Roy also had a piece of advice for his son, Subhrangshu. “He should also join the BJP as it would be most suitable for him,” he added.
The drama over Roy’s whereabouts began late Monday evening after the TMC leader’s family members claimed that he was “missing”.
After reaching Delhi last night, Mr Roy told reporters that he had reached the national capital but had “no specific agenda”.
“I have come to Delhi. There is no specific agenda. I am an MP for many years. Can’t I come to Delhi? Earlier I used to come to Delhi regularly. I am MLA and MP from Delhi,” he said. Said.
Subhranshu, the former railway minister’s son, had said that his father was “missing” and “missing” since late Monday evening.
As there was speculation that Mr. Roy might rejoin the BJP, Mr. Subhranshu, who had also switched to the saffron camp, said his father was “extremely unwell” and was suffering from “dementia and Parkinson’s disease”.
‘Roy’s mental condition is not good’
“My father’s mental condition is not good. I would request everyone not to do politics with an unwell person. I had also filed a police complaint last night after he went missing,” he told reporters.
Mr Roy’s son also claimed that his father had “brain surgery” last month and also failed to recognize family members and close associates.
Mr Subhranshu claimed that when he came to know on Monday night that the TMC leader was going to Delhi by air, he had requested the authorities to drop him, but by then, “the flight had taken off”.
Subhranshu, who also returned to the TMC in 2021 with his father, said, “The chief minister himself called to inquire about my father’s well being.”
Speculation about Mr Roy joining the BJP gained momentum after BJP national secretary Anupam Hazra posted a cryptic Facebook post: “Comeback”.
When contacted by a news channel, Mr Hazra said, “It is time to wait and watch. Please wait for a day or two, very soon everything will be clear.”
Reacting to Mr Hazra’s comments, Mr Subhranshu said it was an attempt to defame the TMC and its national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
State Parliamentary Affairs Minister and TMC leader Sovandeb Chattopadhyay accused the BJP of playing dirty politics.
“I have known Mukul Roy for the past several decades. He is so ill that he does not recognize people and cannot even complete a sentence properly. Now if the BJP wants to do politics using an unwell person, We condemn such dirty politics.” ” They said.
Senior BJP leader Shubhendu Adhikari, however, said that the saffron camp was not interested in “inducting Roy back into the party”. Meanwhile, the Airport Police Station under Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate questioned Piyush Kanodia, BJP leader and once a close aide of Mukul Roy during his tenure in the saffron camp.
A senior police officer said, “Following a complaint by Mukul Roy’s son, we have questioned a local leader of South Dumdum for his alleged involvement in the case. We have also sent some officers to New Delhi to ascertain that’s what happened.” Said.
Mr Roy joined the BJP in 2017 after differences with the TMC leadership. He was made the National Vice President of BJP in 2020.
He won the Krishnanagar North assembly seat in 2021 on a BJP ticket and returned to TMC a month after the results were declared, complaining of “ill-treatment” by the saffron party. However, he did not resign as MLA.
He has remained away from the public eye since his return to TMC.
Mr Roy had also resigned from the post of chairman of the Public Accounts Committee in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly last year, citing ill health.