Trinamool Suspends Mukul Roy for 6 Years
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The five-member EAC will have NITI KOLKATA: The Trinamool Congress ken to UP Chief Min- teasing incident turned Aayog Principal Advisor Ratan Watal as member on Monday suspended one of its found- KOLKATA: At a time when the ister Yogi Adityananath violent. and economists Surjit Bhalla, Rathin Roy and ing members Mukul Roy for six years for TMC leadership has suspended following a police lathi- The violence erupted Ashima Goyal as part-time members. Debroy “anti-party activities”, hours after the for- Mukul Roy for his interactions with charge on BHU students after some students, is now serving as NITI Aayog member. mer Union Railway minister announced the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and asked him to redress protesting against the The creation of the Bibek Debroy-led EAC that he would quit the party after the leaders, BJP state president Dilip the issue at the earliest. incident on Thursday, has generated enormous interest among both Durga Puja. Ghosh has admitted that the side- “The BHU incident wanted to meet the var- the the Indian and global business fraternity Earlier, in the day, Roy, in a press con- lined TMC leader is in touch with is unfortunate. Any sity’s vice chancellor at as the Prime Minister already has a Chief Eco- ference, announced his resignation from the central leaders of the party. amount of sadness expressed over it is his residence. nomic Adviser (Arvind Subramanian) as well as the working committee of the Trinamool not adequate,” Union minister Nitin Security guards of the university a high-profile policy think tank (NITI Aayog) Congress. He said: “I have mailed it to Ghosh also did not rule out the Gadkari told reporters in the national stopped the students and informed the to give him key inputs in the formulation of a Trinamool Congress secretary general possibility of Roy joining the BJP. “I capital. police, according to university sources. national economic programme that envisages (Partha Chatterjee) today (Monday). I came to know that Roy is in touch He said that Modi and Shah have A BHU spokesperson had said that both high growth and inclusiveness. By induct- will resign from the Rajya Sabha MP’s with our central leaders. We will spoken to the Uttar Pradesh chief min- some students wanted to “forcibly” ing an intellectual titan of Debroy’s caliber and post and the primary membership of the consider it if he wishes to join BJP,” ister and asked him to redress the issue enter the VC’s residence but they were stature into his core team, the PM obviously party after the Pujas.” Asked why he had said Ghosh. AGENCIES as soon as possible. stopped by the BHU security guards. wants to strengthen the quality of economic taken such a decision, Roy said: “On the The Uttar Pradesh government on Subsequently, there was stone pelt- thinking that goes into policy making and gen- day of my resignation from Rajya Sabha personally met him and brought him back a Durga Puja pandal at Garpar off Man- Monday removed three additional city ing by “outsiders” who had joined the erate a strong positive sentiment among poten- I will tell the press why I have left the Tri- to the party.” He said despite his defeat icktala on Sunday evening where Roy magistrates and two policemen in con- students, he said. tial investors — both private and government, namool Congress. I have been associated in the Jagatdal Assembly seat, Mamata criticised the Chief Minister. Without nection with the baton-charge on stu- The police baton charged the stu- domestic and foreign. There can hardly be a bet- with the party from its birth since Decem- Banerjee had made him the party’s gen- naming her, he said: “Maintaining com- dents in the Banaras Hindu University dents in a bid to disperse them. ter choice for this than Debroy, say economists, ber 17, 1997. With a heavy heart, I have eral secretary and later Rajya Sabha MP munal harmony in Bengal is our tradi- during a protest over an alleged eve- Following the violence, the district policy fraternity members and India Inc. MPOST had to take the decision,” he maintained. and eventually the Union Railway minis- tion and for this no one should take any teasing incident. administration has declared holidays Partha Chatterjee said for the past ter. “What more can the party do for him”, credit.” He also said that inaugurating Station Officer of Lanka Police Sta- from Monday till October 2 in all col- one-and-a-half years, Roy has been keep- he wondered, adding: “Little kids are very Durga Pujas even before the Mahalaya tion Rajiv Singh has been removed and leges and universities in Varanasi. The HC objects to rape convict’s ing in touch with BJP leaders and other happy with small things but I really do was uncalled for. sent to police lines. Station officer of BHU had earlier announced that the political parties. “He has surrendered to not know what the kings need for their When asked about his father’s deci- Jaitpura Police Station Sanjiv Mishra holidays would start from September 28. attempt at victim shaming the Central agencies and was trying to satisfaction.” sion, Trinamool Congress MLA and Roy’s has been posted in his place, police offi- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi weaken the party by remaining in it. We Chatterjee further alleged that for son Subhrangshu, said: “I am an active cials said. Adityanath has sought a report from the MUMBAI: Taking exception to a rape con- are not going to tolerate any anti-party quite some time Roy had criticised party worker of the Trinamool Congress and Also the Circle Officer of Bhelu- divisional commissioner about the inci- vict’s efforts at victim-shaming, the Bombay activity,” he said. leaders in different platforms. “If he has will continue to serve the party.” pur, Nivesh Katiyar has been removed dent as various political parties, includ- High Court has said a woman may have a boy- It may be mentioned that in the to resign from Rajya Sabha MP’s post why Meanwhile, Siddharth Nath Singh, and Circle Officer of Kotwali Ayodhya ing the Samajwadi Party (SP), criticised friend but that does not authorise another man recently held core committee of the party should he wait for the Pujas? He should Health minister, Uttar Pradesh, who used Prasad Singh posted in his place the government and condemned the to sexually assault her. In an order passed last without naming him, party chief Mamata take the decision immediately. Hope he to look after Bengal on behalf of the BJP’s A release from Varanasi’s District police action. week, Justice A M Badar denied bail to a man Banerjee had said that those who were will let us know about his final decision central leadership said: “Many more lead- Information office said three additional An FIR has been registered against convicted under the Prevention Of Children having a bonhomie with the BJP are free after my press conference,” Chatterjee ers will quit Trinamool Congress because city magistrates, Manoj Kumar Singh, over 1,000 students in connection with from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for repeat- to leave the TMC. remarked. of the party’s internal squabble.” He Sushil Kumar Gaund and Jagdamma the violence in the Banaras Hindu Uni- edly raping his minor niece. It rejected his argu- Chatterjee maintained that when the For quite some time Roy was found added: “Mukul Roy has not approached Prasad Singh have also been removed. versity here and also against police- ment that the victim has had “two boyfriends party had decided to bring him back, Sub- criticising the Trinamool leadership. The the BJP for his induction and the party A number of students, includ- men involved in the baton-charge on with whom she had sexual relations”. MPOST rata Bakshi had asked him to see Roy. “I matter came to light while inaugurating has not taken any decision in the matter.” ing women, and two journalists were protestors. GST has broken the back KARTI ASSETS WORTH RS 1.16 CR ATTACHED of small traders & shopkeepers RAHUL GANDHI CCD group has undisclosed In today’s assets worth Rs 650 cr: I-T paper V G Karti ..