Mukul Roy is BJP MLA: Bengal assembly speaker on disqualification plea
India Today
West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee stated that Mukul Roy is a BJP MLA.
West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee ruled that Mukul Roy is a BJP MLA. The Speaker’s conclusion follows after a petition was filed by Suvendu Adhikari in high court seeking disqualification of Mukul Roy after the latter joined the TMC.
The high court had asked the assembly speaker to review the matter.
On Wednesday, the West Bengal assembly speaker upheld his earlier decision that Mukul Roy continues to remain a BJP MLA.
Biman Banerjee said, "The Calcutta HC had given me a time frame of one month to dispose off the matter. I am clearly of the view that the petitioner has failed to prove the contents of the electronic evidence produced by him in support of his contention made out in the petition. As such, I have no other option but to uphold the same decision pronounced by me earlier on 11.2.2022.”
Mukul Roy, who had won from the Krishnanagar Uttar seat on a BJP ticket, left the party to rejoin the TMC in June 2021.
Afterwards, Suvendu Adhikari filed a plea in the High Court asking for Roy to be first removed as the chairman of PAC and secondly be disqualified as an MLA.
The court had asked the assembly speaker to conclude the matter whether Mukul Roy was a BJP MLA or not.
A second patient died within 72 hours at RG Kar Hospital, with his family alleging that a lack of stretcher and basic facilities forced the critically ill man to walk 100 metres, leading to his death.
As Parliament prepares to bring amendments to the Transgender Act, activists warn the proposed changes risk rolling back years of hard-won rights.
A high-speed boat crash in the Maldives has left two Indians missing, including a celebrated rally figure, even as Gautam Singhania returns home. Search teams continue efforts amid mounting concern and unanswered questions.
A prominent seer, Pranavananda Swamiji, alleged that mutts backing Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar to take over the top post were denied any allocation in the state budget presented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. He reiterated his support for Shivakumar to take over as the chief minister.
India's original Dhurandhar, Ravindra Kaushik, rose from acting at college theatres, to infiltrating the Pakistan Army as a RAW Agent. He provided critical intelligence on Pakistani troop movements and the country's nuclear programme, but died a lonely death after his betrayal and subsequent capture by the ISI.
According to the police, 19-year-old Sachin Dharmendrabhai Chaudhary, who works as a labourer, had borrowed the money before expressing his inability to repay it immediately, police said. He was allegedly threatened with his life over the delay in repayment. Fearing for his life, Sachin immediately alerted the police.
A quiet arrest in Rajasthan has unravelled a wider espionage network, linking an Air Force employee to Pakistani handlers. Investigators say the trail began months ago and may reach deeper than first believed.
A 36-year-old woman plotted to murder her mother-in-law with the help of her 21-year-old lover. The murder plot was exposed by CCTV installed inside the house.
A former village pradhan who had been missing since March 18 was found dead in a sack near a canal in Pratapgarh. Police have arrested his lover, claiming she carried out the murder with accomplices.
From a Kashmiri widow parting with her late husband's cherished jewellery to children emptying their piggy banks, a wave of generosity is emerging across India as citizens step up to support people affected by the escalating conflict in Iran.