MUKUL ROY
Back to the future: Mamata Banerjee's rebellion comes full circle as TMC faces fight over name, symbol and legacy
Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress faces an internal revolt threatening its identity. Rival factions are barred from using the party name and symbol. This dispute centers on control of the party's electoral identity and legacy. Rebellions have tested Mamata's authority throughout the party's history. The Election Commission's intervention brings the organizational dispute into the electoral arena.
Nepal flash flood update: 31 West Bengali tourists missing and 1 rescued
Thirty-one West Bengal tourists, including Mukul Roy's daughter-in-law, are missing after a disaster. The group, which started their journey on August 21, was heading for Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra. One tourist has been successfully rescued from the affected area so far. Sharmistha Bhowmik Roy was reportedly ten kilometers from the disaster zone. West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has sent reports to the PMO.
Who was Mukul Roy? The architect of West Bengal’s changing political order
Veteran politician Mukul Roy has passed away at the age of 71. Roy was a key figure in West Bengal politics, co-founding the Trinamool Congress and later joining the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as Union Railway Minister. His political journey saw significant shifts, impacting the state's political landscape for decades. Roy's contributions were pivotal in shaping contemporary Bengal.
Mukul Roy, former railway minister and TMC strategist dies at 70
Veteran politician Mukul Roy passed away at 70 due to cardiac arrest. Roy had a long political career, serving as Union Railway Minister and holding key positions in the Trinamool Congress. He also switched to the BJP before returning to TMC. His political journey saw significant shifts and legal challenges regarding his legislative status.
Supreme Court stays disqualification of Mukul Roy as MLA
The Supreme Court has stayed the Calcutta High Court's ruling that disqualified Mukul Roy from the West Bengal Assembly under the anti-defection law. A division bench issued an interim order, keeping the high court's judgment in abeyance. The top court expressed reservations about the high court's reasoning regarding the authentication of social media posts in anti-defection proceedings.
Saradha scam: Group owner names Adhikari, Roy and Adhir
Trinamool Congress tweeted, “Saradha Group chief Sudipta Sen said that Suvendu Adhikari had taken money and is knee-deep in corruption. But the CBI and their Modi-controlled one-track mind is chasing ONLY a select few.”
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Mukul Roy resigns as PAC chairman
After Roy’s resignation, Shamik Bhattacharya, chief spokesperson of the BJP, said, “It was a negation of democracy that Mukul Roy was holding the post for so long. Now, he has resigned from the post citing health reasons and the honourable assembly Speaker’s office has acted on behalf of Trinamool on this issue. I think Roy has been asked by the party to resign now."
West Bengal Assembly Speaker hears Mukul Roy's defection case
Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari had also moved to Calcutta High Court as Speaker Biman Banerjee had observed that Mukul Roy will continue as PAC chairman.
SC refuses to entertain Suvendu Adhikari's plea against WB Speaker's decision on disqualification of Mukul Roy
"This writ petition is filed under article 32, challenging speaker decision dismissing Mukul Roy's appeal against disqualification as MLA. After hearing the counsel, we are of considered view that the petitioner can approach High Court assailing speaker order," the bench said.
West Bengal Speaker dismisses Suvendu Adhikari’s petition seeking Mukul Roy' disqualification
Trinamool leader Mukul Roy, who defected from the BJP in June, was nominated as the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman by the Speaker of West Bengal assembly Biman Banerjee on July 9 during the assembly session.
PAC chairman still associated with BJP
Public Accounts Committee chairman Mukul Roy’s lawyer submitted evidence claiming that Roy still has his allegiance to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), following the Supreme Court’s directions of completing the PAC related hearing in two weeks at the Assembly.
BJP to boycott as Mukul Roy seeks to chair PAC meeting
Suvendu Adhikari has made it clear that the BJP will not participate in the PAC meetings. "Unless we get the PAC chairman's post, we will not participate in any PAC meetings," BJP chief whip Manoj Tigga told ET. He said BJP has not participated in any PAC meetings till date.
West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari moves HC against defection of Mukul Roy to TMC
Three other MLAs from BJP-BJP Bishnupur MLA Tanmay Ghosh, Bagda MLA Biswajit Das and Kaliyagunj BJP MLA Soumen Roy have also defected to the ruling Trinamool Congress.
TMC's Mukul Roy again says BJP will win by-poll; kicks up fresh row
Mukul Roy on August 6 had said in a press conference at Krishnanagar in Nadia district that the BJP will win the by-poll in the state. Realising his faux pas, he quickly corrected himself saying he actually meant the TMC. The senior politician had left the Mamata Banerjee-led party in 2017 to join the BJP and returned to the TMC around a month after the results of the assembly elections were declared on May 2.
Calcutta HC seeks affidavit from West Bengal govt in connection with PIL filed by BJP MLA Ambika Ray
Ambika Ray has appealed in the PIL and sought reply on how Mukul Roy could become PAC Chairman when he was not nominated by the BJP for the post. On July 9, Mukul Roy was nominated as the Chairman of PAC by the Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
Mukul Roy makes faux pas, saying TMC will get defeated in bypolls, Tripura Assembly polls
During his visit to Krishnanagar assembly Constituency, from where he won with a BJP ticket, the BJP MLA, commented that BJP will win the by-polls and Trinamool Congress will be defeated, a major faceloss faced by Trinamool Congress today due to Mukul’s ‘slip of tongue’.
BJP MLA moves Calcutta HC challenging PAC Chairmanship of Mukul Roy
Ambika Ray, the BJP MLA, has appealed in the PIL and sought reply on how Mukul Roy could become PAC Chairman when he was not nominated by the BJP for the post.
TMC leader Mukul Roy named PAC chief in Bengal Assembly
An independent MLA of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) party proposed the name of Mukul Roy and it was supported by Egra Trinamool MLA. Following the announcement by the Speaker, ruckus broke out inside the assembly. Protesting the move, BJP MLAs have walked out from the House .
Mukul Roy's wife dies of post COVID complications in Chennai
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar condoled Krishna Roy's demise.
BJP says paperwork completed to back demand for Mukul Roy's disqualification from Bengal assembly
Mukul Roy returned to the TMC on June 11 after winning from the Krishnanagar North seat on a BJP ticket in the recently concluded assembly elections. He had joined the saffron party after quitting Mamata Banerjee's party in 2017.
Mukul Roy returns to TMC, hints at more exits from BJP
Mukul Roy was the first TMC leader to join the BJP in September 2017 and is also the first heavyweight BJP leader to return to the Trinamool Congress.
It's just the beginning; many more will return, claims Mamata, after Mukul Roy's exodus
A reverse exodus is expected to follow with Mukul Roy and his son Subhranshu Roy returning to Trinamool. Turncoat BJP leader and former Bidhannagar Mayor Sabyasachi Dutta and former MLA Prabir Ghoshal are also likely to return to Trinamool. Former forest minister Rajib Banerjee, former Santragachhi MLA Sonali Guha, former Basirhat MP Dipendu Biswas and Sarala Murmu and many more senior leaders and mid-level leaders are also expected to return to the TMC.
Mukul Roy returns to TMC after meeting West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Mukul Roy met West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at the Trinamool Congress Bhavan in Kolkata.
Prime Minister Modi calls BJP National Vice President Mukul Roy, amid reports of TMC return
This development comes a day after Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee visited Apollo hospital to see the BJP leader's wife who is under Covid treatment. Mukul Roy's wife is in critical condition with ECMO support as she is being treated in a private hospital for COVID-19 infection.
TMC cries bias after no charges filed against Suvendu Adhikari, Mukul Roy
Political commentators were of the opinion that their exit from the party and their taking refuge under the “BJP umbrella” prevented their arrests. TMC leaders, however, claimed that they should also be arrested.
Biswa Bangla: Mamata government defends Abhishek Banerjee against Mukul Roy's claims
“Biswa Bangla is a 100% government-owned company. It was registered in 2014. It has three directors who are government employees,” said additional chief secretary Rajiva Sinha.
Nationalist Trinamool Congress merged with TMC: Amitabha Majumdar, president of NTC
With Mukul Roy getting prominence back in TMC, the members of Nationalist Trinamool Congress appealed to Mamata Banerjee seeking a ‘merger’.
Mukul Roy made Trinomool Congress' all India vice-president
Mukul Roy has been made all-India vice president of the party, TMC Secretary General Partha Chatterjee told PTI.
Rahul Gandhi taking opinions on inducting Mukul Roy: Congress MP
"Rahul has been taking opinions from various sections of the party in West Bengal on whether it would be helpful for the party if it inducts sidelined Mukul Roy."
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