Kolkata: Veteran Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mukul Roy’s sudden “disappearance” after leaving his Kolkata workplace Monday night earlier than he confirmed up on the Delhi airport a number of hours later has bought the political circles abuzz in West Bengal.
What has added to the suspense is BJP nationwide secretary Anupam Hazra’s cryptic one-word tweet in Bengali which interprets to “returning”.
— Dr. Anupam Hazra 🇮🇳 (@tweetanupam) April 18, 2023
His son and former MLA Subrangshu Roy rushed to the airport police station Monday night time to lodge a lacking grievance. Moments later, Subrangshu claimed he learnt from the media that his father was heading to New Delhi.
A video of Roy, popping out of the Delhi airport with an assistant by his aspect carrying a small bag, went viral. “Can I not come to New Delhi? I used to be an MP; I’m an MLA. I usually go to Delhi. If I’ve come right here, I may also get a well being check-up (executed),” he’s heard saying within the video clip.
Addressing the media Tuesday morning, Subrangshu claimed that his father is unwell and suffers from dementia and that he himself was attempting to assemble a way of his father’s sudden Delhi journey.
“My father underwent a mind surgical procedure in March. He has dementia, diabetes. He’s not nicely, he stated, including that his father had a meagre month-to-month revenue. “…then how did he get cash to purchase tickets and go to Delhi. The Kolkata Police helps me, however the Delhi Police isn’t cooperating. They might have de-boarded him and despatched him again.”
After a mind surgical procedure in March, Roy has been staying away from lively politics. Thought-about a detailed aide of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee earlier than a fallout in 2017, the previous railway minister as soon as was quantity two within the Trinamool.
Subrangshu even hinted at a political conspiracy focusing on the TMC high management. “That is an try and politicise the incident and malign Abhishek Banerjee, who’s main the TMC. My father can not even say what the present political updates are throughout the nation. There was some financial transaction and try to focus on my household,” he alleged.
His telephone remained switched off. In reality, Subrangshu claimed he was unable to get in contact together with his father.
“…what he says, his well being standing, whether or not he remembers something, or forgotten issues… (all) that is very troublesome for me to touch upon. It isn’t doable for me as a spokesperson to remark if he’s becoming a member of one other get together or is unwell,” TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh quipped.
Whereas Roy had joined the BJP in 2017 following variations with the get together management, the father-son duo had returned to the TMC following the 2021 Bengal elections on 11 June. He was then appointed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman although on paper he remained a BJP MLA from Krishnanagar Uttar.
In June 2022, he resigned from the PAC chairman put up because the BJP began cornering him. Roy wasn’t seen in any public assembly or taking part in an lively political function after becoming a member of again the TMC.
“He has been lacking for a very long time. Have you ever seen him wherever? He’s a tall political determine and a sitting MLA, however there is no such thing as a information about him. It’s a misplaced case as a result of nobody cares about him anymore. I want him good well being,” BJP vice-president Dilip Ghosh instructed ThePrint.
Within the BJP, Roy together with then Bengal in cost Kailash Vijayvargiya got the accountability to strengthen the BJP to tackle the Trinamool. Roy’s bitter fallout with the TMC was seen as a bonus for the BJP that was preventing tooth and nail in opposition to Mamata’s get together.
(Edited by Tony Rai)
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