I am a BJP legislator, want to meet Amit Shah and Nadda, says Mukul Roy
The Hindu
Veteran TMC leader Mukul Roy, who kept the political pundits guessing over his next move, on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 night said he is still a BJP legislator and would like to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah as he is keen on returning to the saffron camp.
Veteran TMC leader Mukul Roy, who kept the political pundits guessing over his next move, on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 night said he is still a BJP legislator and would like to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah as he is keen on returning to the saffron camp.
Mr. Roy, who on April 17 travelled to New Delhi for "some personal work", even as his family initially claimed that he was "missing", only to later accuse the BJP of indulging in dirty politics using the TMC leader who is unwell and not in the "right frame of mind".
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"I am a BJP legislator. I want to be with the BJP. The party has made arrangements for my stay here. I want to meet Amit Shah and speak to (party president) J.P. Nadda,” he told a Bengali news channel late on Tuesday evening.
The founding member of the TMC switched to the BJP in 2017. He won as a saffron party candidate in the 2021 West Bengal assembly election. He, however, returned to the Trinamool Congress soon after without resigning from the House.
“I was not keeping well for quite some time, so I was away from politics. But right now, I am fine and would again be active in politics," Mr. Roy said.
He said he is "100 per cent confident that he would never be associated with the TMC".
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