“I’m with Trinamool,” Shatabdi Roy stated at the moment after her cryptic submit
Kolkata:
After hours of intense fireplace combating, the Trinamool Congress staved off the embarrassment of have having yet one more member of parliament stroll out of the get together and into the BJP.
After an hour-long assembly with Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata this night, actor-turned-politician Shatabdi Roy stated, “I’m with the Trinamool. My issues with the get together have been addressed by Abhishek Banerjee. All my abhimaan (delight) has been placated. I got here to politics for Mamata Banerjee. I’m along with her.”
The Birbhum MP was scheduled to fly to Delhi tomorrow at 7 am amid hypothesis she was prone to meet Union Residence Minister and senior BJP chief Amit Shah. She stated this night she had cancelled her Delhi journey.
Trinamool spokesperson Kunal Ghosh who had escorted Ms Roy to Mr Banerjee’s workplace at Camac Avenue at 7 pm after a gathering along with her earlier within the day, stated, “if get together employees have any issues with the get together they need to communicate up and get them resolved.”
The BJP, considerably stunned at this dramatic U-turn by Shatabdi Roy, stated the episode uncovered the delicate situation of the Trinamool.
“Shatabdi Roy has stated she shouldn’t be going to Delhi tomorrow however she has not stated she is not going to go in future. The Trinamool Congress ought to introspect why one chief after one other is behaving like this,” BJP state Vice-President Jay Prakash Majumdar.
To date, one MP and seven MLAs have give up the Trinamool and joined the BJP.
On Thursday, Ms Roy had posted on her fan membership Fb web page that she might have a choice to announce at 2 pm on Saturday.
She had stated she was “mentally anguished” as she was not being allowed to be with individuals of her constituency and never invited to get together occasions.
Stories from Birbhum district counsel points with Trinamool’s district President Anubrata Mondal. Ms Roy advised NDTV that organizers of occasions who did invite her had been threatened and compelled to cancel the engagements.
Quickly after her social media submit, Trinamool MP Saugata Roy tried to talk to her however couldn’t join. In truth, Shatabdi Roy was fully incommunicado all of final night.
Right this moment, not solely Sougata Roy, different senior Trinamool leaders like Derek O’Brien additionally referred to as her.
Kunal Ghosh, who visited Ms Roy at house, claimed BJP chief Mukul Roy had referred to as her and advised her to get in contact with him in Delhi tomorrow.
Mukul Roy has denied making any such name.
Round 7 pm Mr Ghosh and Shatabdi Roy went to Abhishek Banerjee’s workplace and emerged to declare that each one issues had been resolved.