Kolkata, Apr 19: TMC MLA Mukul Roy who gained attention due to turncoat once again claimed his support for the saffron party. On Wednesday (Apr 19), TMC leader Roy asserted that he had always supported BJP and will remain with the party if it offers him work.

 

 

 

 

According to reports, once asked about his resignation from TMC, Roy said that there is no question of resignation from TMC. Further, he claimed that he was not even a part of it and have already resigned from the Mamata Banerjee-led party. 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." "There is no question of resigning from TMC, I am not even a part of it... I have already resigned from TMC," said TMC MLA Mukul Roy.

 

 

 

 

 

The drama over Roy's whereabouts evolved since late Monday (Apr 17) evening when the family members of the TMC leader claimed he was "untraceable". Roy, who on Monday night 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". Later on Tuesday (Apr 18) night Roy claimed that 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.

 

 

"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 2011 West Bengal assembly election. He, however, returned to the Trinamool Congress soon after without resigning from the House.

 

 

--