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Mukul Roy in Delhi, says 'keen to work for BJP'

Apr 19, 2023, at 06:58 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mukul Roy, who went to Delhi a day ago, has expressed his wish to return to the saffron camp.

Mukul Roy in Delhi, triggers fresh political speculation

Apr 18, 2023, at 06:14 pm

Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mukul Roy landed in Delhi hours after he was claimed to be "untraceable" by his son Subhrangshu Roy, media reports said.

Mukul Roy resigns as PAC chairman

Jun 27, 2022, at 10:55 pm

New Delhi/Kolkata: Former Railway Minister Mukul Roy on Monday resigned as the chairman of the public accounts committee (PAC) of the West Bengal assembly on Monday.

Narada sting case: ED files charge sheet against 3 TMC heavyweights, one former minister, an IPS officer

Sep 01, 2021, at 11:27 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a charge sheet before a special court in Kolkata in connection with its ongoing probe into the Narada sting case, officials said.

Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari seeks Mukul Roy's disqualification as MLA, files petition with Assembly Speaker

Jun 18, 2021, at 07:32 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The opposition leader of West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday filed a petition with Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee seeking disqualification of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Mukul Roy, who crossed over to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after the polls.

After Bengal win, TMC aims to oust BJP-led govt in Tripura

Jun 15, 2021, at 07:19 pm

Agartala/UNI: With the re-entry of veteran leader Mukul Roy to the Trinamool Congress (TMC), the ongoing crisis of the ruling BJP in Tripura has deepened further.

BJP leader Rajib Banerjee meets TMC state secretary Kunal Ghosh, holds talks

Jun 13, 2021, at 12:47 am

Kolkata/IBNS: A day after BJP MLA Mukul Roy rejoined Trinamool Congress, another BJP leader Rajib Banerjee on Saturday evening met TMC spokesperson and state secretary Kunal Ghosh at his Kolkata residence and held hour-long 'talks', sources said.

Mamata welcomes back Mukul Roy to TMC, shuts door for pre-poll turncoats

Jun 11, 2021, at 11:59 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In a political development which has left the saffron party off-guard, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday welcomed back her former lieutenant and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national vice president Mukul Roy and her son Subhrangshu Roy to her Trinamool Congress (TMC).

Mukul Roy quits BJP, rejoins Trinamool Congress

Jun 11, 2021, at 10:20 pm

Kolkata: More than a month after Mamata Banerjee and her party registered a massive victory in the Assembly polls to return to power in West Bengal for the third straight term, BJP national vice president Mukul Roy on Friday rejoined the Trinamool Congress in the presence of the party chief.

West Bengal: Mukul Roy, son Subhrangshu set to rejoin Mamata's TMC

Jun 11, 2021, at 07:51 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In a massive setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its national vice president Mukul Roy is set to rejoin West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday.

PM Modi dials BJP MLA Mukul Roy amid rumours of his return to TMC

Jun 04, 2021, at 12:29 am

New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from West Bengal, Mukul Roy, and inquired about his wife Krishna Roy's health, amid buzz over the saffron leader's return to his former outfit, Trinamool Congress (TMC).

TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee meets Mukul Roy's ailing wife, triggers political speculation

Jun 03, 2021, at 05:58 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and the party's de facto number two, Abhishek Banerjee, on Wednesday evening met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Mukul Roy's ailing wife at a city hospital, triggering speculation of a new political chemistry in West Bengal.

CBI arrest of TMC leaders in Narada case sparks outrage, Mamata camps at Nizam Palace

May 17, 2021, at 07:32 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In a morning swoop, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested three top Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, including Kolkata Municipal Corporation administrator Firhad Hakim, along with a former Mayor, in connection with the 2016 Narada expose, triggering a political firestorm in West Bengal amid a raging pandemic and in the aftermath of a violent staggered state election in which the ruling TMC decimated its new political challenger BJP.

Bengal: BJP leader Mukul Roy rubbishes rumour of his return to TMC

May 08, 2021, at 11:33 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukul Roy on Saturday rubbished the rumour of his possible joining in his former party Trinamool Congress (TMC), a day after he met a ruling party member in the state assembly.

A war of 'audio tapes' erupts in Bengal: TMC releases audio clip of BJP leaders Mukul Roy, Sisir Bajoria discussing ways to influence ECI

Mar 28, 2021, at 02:04 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Hours after the BJP had released an audio clip claiming to be of Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee seeking help from its leader for election in Nandigram, the TMC on Saturday evening revealed a counter audio tape which is claimed to be a telephonic conversation between BJP leaders Mukul Roy and Sisir Bajoria discussing ways to influence the Election Commission of India (ECI).

BJP announces candidate list for 148 more seats, fields Mukul Roy from Krishnanagar Uttar

Mar 18, 2021, at 11:43 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced a fresh list of candidates for 148 more seats which will go to polls in the month of April.

Bengal: BJP leader Mukul Roy's brother-in-law Srijan Roy joins Trinamool Congress

Feb 03, 2021, at 08:32 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In another crossover just weeks ahead of the West Bengal election, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukul Roy's brother-in-law Srijan Roy joined the ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday.

TMC MLA Satyajit Biswas murder case: Bengal CID names BJP national VP Mukul Roy in supplementary charge sheet

Dec 05, 2020, at 11:52 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s national vice president Mukul Roy has been named in a supplementary charge sheet filed by West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with Trinamool Congress (AITC) MLA Satyajit Biswas murder case, officials said.

Rewarded for 40 years of service: Rahul Sinha hits out at BJP after losing post to former TMC man

Sep 27, 2020, at 05:08 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rahul Sinha on Saturday hit out at his own party for losing his post to a Trinamool Congress (TMC) turncoat as the saffron brigade brought a major rejig under its national president Jagat Prakash Nadda.

BJP announces new central team, PM Narendra Modi congratulates 

Sep 26, 2020, at 10:23 pm

New Delhi: Nine months after the party appointed JP Nadda as the president, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday named national office bearers’ team.

I'm with BJP and will be with BJP, ignore rumours about my party change: Mukul Roy

Jul 27, 2020, at 01:07 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Denying all media reports that he is trying to re-join Trinamool Congress (TMC), senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukul Roy on Sunday said that he was with BJP and will be with the party as he found a safe future in the Centre's ruling party.

Mukul Roy gets a breather in cheating and criminal defamation case

Feb 12, 2020, at 09:25 pm

Kolkata/UNI: BJP leader Mukul today  got a breather from a single-judge bench of Calcutta High Court  in a case of cheating and criminal defamation in which he had been named as a co-accused.

TMC attacked BJP's Jay Prakash being aware of defeat in by-elections: Mukul Roy

Nov 25, 2019, at 05:58 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In a full-fledged attack against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukul Roy on Monday said the Trinamool Congress (TMC) knows that it will lose all the three assembly seats so they have resorted to violence.

Kolkata: CBI interrogates BJP leader Mukul Roy at his house, face-to-face with SMH Mirza

Sep 29, 2019, at 06:05 pm

Kolkata, Sep 29 (IBNS) A CBI team on Sunday interrogated BJP leader Mukul Roy at his Elgin Road residence in Kolkata, face-to-face with arrested IPS officer SMH Mirza.

Narada tapes scam: BJP leader Mukul Roy appears before CBI

Sep 28, 2019, at 05:52 pm

Kolkata: BJP leader Mukul Roy on Saturday appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Narada tapes scandal here.

Mukul Roy seeks more time to appear before CBI in Narada sting case

Sep 27, 2019, at 05:06 pm

Kolkata, Sep 27 (UNI) BJP leader Mukul Roy, accused of his involvement in the Narada sting operation case of cash for favour, today sought more time to appear before the investigating officers of the CBI, barely a night after senior IPS officer SMH Mirza was arrested by the central agency.

Narada case: BJP leader Mukul Roy seeks time from CBI, probe agency summons again

Sep 27, 2019, at 03:03 pm

Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has once again summoned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukul Roy, an accused in the Narada case, who sought some more time from the federal probe agency.

Kolkata Police serves notice to BJP leader Mukul Roy in a corruption case

Jul 29, 2019, at 05:30 pm

Kolkata, Jul 29 (UNI) The Kolkata Police has served a notice to BJP leader Mukul Roy to quiz him on July 30 in New Delhi in connction to prevention of corruption case at Barabazar in the city.

107 Bengal MLAs to join BJP, says Mukul Roy

Jul 13, 2019, at 06:04 pm

Kolkata, July 13 (IBNS): BJP leader Mukul Roy on Saturday claimed that 107 MLAs from West Bengal. who include TMC, CPI-M and Congress lawmakers, will soon join the saffron party.

BJP leader Mukul Roy seeks Mamata's resignation after Nazat killings

Jun 10, 2019, at 09:33 pm

Kolkata, Jun 10 (UNI): BJP leader Mukul Roy today demanded resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, hours after she was quoted as alleging that some police officials were encouraging hooliganism and not taking action against goons.