BJP MP Arjun Singh on Friday met veteran Trinamool Congress chief Mukul Roy and sought his blessings for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The BJP MP from Barrackpore, who’s contesting from the seat within the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, went to fulfill Roy at his residence.
Footage shared by Arjun Singh on his social media confirmed him searching for blessings from the previous BJP chief, who regarded visibly frail.
Mukul Roy, as soon as referred to as the ‘Chanakya of Bengal politics’ and the second strongest politician within the state after Mamata Banerjee is likely one of the founders of the Trinamool Congress. He joined the BJP in 2017 as a result of his strained ties with the TMC’s high management however rejoined the social gathering after profitable the 2021 West Bengal Meeting election.
Nonetheless, final 12 months, Mukul Roy mentioned he was nonetheless with the BJP, even because the saffron social gathering denied this.
In April 2023, Mukul Roy travelled to New Delhi for ‘some private work’, which led to hypothesis that he would possibly rejoin the BJP.
Following this, his household claimed that he was “lacking” and filed a grievance, saying that the Trinamool chief was “mentally unstable”.
Later final 12 months, Mukul Roy was identified with Parkinson’s illness and suffered from dementia, sources in his household and docs mentioned. Because of this, he restricted his public appearances, sources mentioned.
On Friday, Arjun Singh, who himself rejoined the BJP after his transient stint with the Trinamool Congress, met Mukul Roy after providing prayers at a Shiva temple in Kanchrapara.
After assembly Mukul Roy, Arjun Singh instructed the media that no political dialogue occurred between them. He mentioned he went to hunt Roy’s blessings and that the veteran chief instructed him “bijoy bhabo” (be victorious).
With inputs by Dipak Debnath
