Hours after he decided to quit party, TMC suspends Mukul Roy

Mukul Roy to reveal the reason for resignation after Durga Puja

Top leader of Trinamool Congress (TMC) Mukul Roy has been suspended from the party for six years after he announced that he would be resigning from the party after Durga Puja.

Earlier, Member of Parliament Mukul Roy had said that he was quitting the party after Durga Puja.

Mukul Roy "After Durga Puja I will resign from the party and post of MP. I will reveal why I am resigning from the party."

"I will reveal why I am resigning from the party, after Durga Puja," Roy said
while addressing media.

Roy is the tallest leader Trinamool Congress ranks, known as right-hand man of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

As per News18 , there were recent reports that Roy was in touch with the BJP and may join the saffron brigade soon. On Saturday, West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh said the estranged Trinamool Congress leader was in touch with the top leadership of his party, but stopped short of saying whether he would join the BJP.

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