Mukul Chor?
Would would open Bengal doors for Hindutva Brigade?
Palash Biswas
Source:Times of India ,Kolkata
খণার বচন খণার বচন খণার বচন খণার বচন খণার বচন
মিলে গেল খণার বচন কুনাল চোর টুম্পাই চোর মদন চোর এবার ডাক পডেছে মুকুলের সদলে এবার বাকি আমি
Didi has a testing time ahead.Modi mentioned Bengal in Vibrant Gujarat and it created screaming headlines In Bengal based media.Now the next headline sees:Mukul Chor?In a major blow to the Trinamool Congress, the CBI on Monday summoned party's all India general secretary Mukul Roy in connection with the multi-crore Saradha scam.Roy is considered to be the most powerful leader in Trinamool Congress after the party supremo Mamata Banerjee. He is a former Minister of state for Railways.
The latest newsbreak creates a tsunami in Bengal Political scenario already subjected to Shahi aggression non stop,shafron.
Would would open Bengal doors for Hindutva Brigade?
Mamta perhaps knew it and Party chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday announced she would take reins of the organisation, in addition to performing her chief ministerial duties.
Till now, party general secretary Mukul Roy was in charge of the organisation.
Banerjee also backed Mitra and Bose, saying she did not believe they were involved in the scam.
Mind you,on May 4, 2013 just a few days after the Saradha scam exploded, shocking hundreds of thousands of depositors in Bengal, the CM famously said, "Kunal chor (Ghosh)? Madan (Mitra) chor? Tumpai (Srinjoy Bose) chor? Mukul Roy chor? Ami chor? Sobai chor? Bakira shob sadhu? (Is Kunal a thief? Is Madan a thief? Is Tumpai a thief? Is Mukul a thief? Am I a thief? Are all of us thieves? And the rest are all saints?)
Though Mamata had uttered the sentences sarcastically, three of the names she said, are already behind bars.
The most prominent of them is transport and sports minister Madan Mitra, who is in Alipore Jail.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday summoned Trinmool Congress national secretary and former railway minister Mukul Roy for questioning in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam.
Earlier in December in a huge embarrassment and setback for the Mamata Banerjee government, the CBI had arrested West Bengal Transport Minister and TMC leader Madan Mitra in the Saradha chit fund scam.
Responding to the development, Bhartiya Janata Party spokesperson Sidharth Nath Singh said, "This is a big step in the Sardaha Scam investigation. Mukul Roy is said to be close to Mamata Banerjee and an important member of TMC."
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday called Trinamool Congress heavyweight and former railway minister Mukul Roy for questioning in connection with the Saradha scam.
The CBI on Monday called Trinamool Congress heavyweight and former railway minister Mukul Roy for questioning in connection with the Saradha scam. (PTI)
It happened at last and the mist is cleared as CBI summoned the ex Railway Minister of India,Mamata`s right hand.A CBI officer rang up Roy, the Trinamool's general secretary and generally seen as the number two in the party after chief minister Mamata Banerjee, in the morning and asked him to appear during the day itself.
Roy, however, said he was not in town and preoccupied. According to a source in the CBI, Roy sought a few days' time.
Trinamool Congress had on Sunday indicated it might move the Supreme Court against the "misuse" of the CBI by the central government in the Saradha scam probe to "settle political scores" with the party.
দিদি তুমি এগিয়ে চলো, আমরা তোমার সঙ্গে আছি.…
With an eye on the 2015 municipal polls and the assembly elections a year later, the Trinamool has decided to take the Bharatiya Janata Party head-on to preserve its base, especially in the villages and among the Muslim community.
Roy is known as the man who runs the party organisation, and is widely credited as the brain for securing 34 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal in last year's polls.
Among the Trinamool leaders who have publicly alleged Roy's links with Saradha are Rajya Sabha MP Kunal Ghosh and former Trinamool leader Asif Khan, who was a confidant of Roy.
Trinamool Congress is exploring all options including moving the Supreme Court against the alleged misuse of CBI by the Centre in the Saradha Chit Fund scam in which some of the party leaders are accused to be involved.
"The party is exploring all options including taking the matter to Supreme Court against the blatant misuse of CBI by the Centre to settle political score in the Saradha investigation," sources in the party familiar with the development said.
TMC Rajya Sabha member and party spokesperson Derek O'Brien told PTI, "The use of CBI against us in the Saradha scam is a classic case of how the institution is used for political vendetta. We will fight this politically, legally and in every way that is possible in a parliamentary democracy."
Mamata Banerjee added 5 new photos to the album:Netaji Indoor Stadium, 10.01.2015.
Netaji Indoor Stadium, outstanding sports personalities of Bengal were conferred Lifetime Achievement Awards, "Krira Guru", "Bisesh Khel Ratna", "Banglar Gourab" and "Khel Ratna" awards.
Swami Suhitananda Ji, Secretary Maharaj of Ramkrishna Math and Mission, eminent sports personalities, other dignitaries and my thousands of young friends from all over the state were present on the occasion.
I am proud of the State; my brothers and sisters.
My best wishes to all of them.
The Saradha scam was caused by the collapse of the investment operation of the Saradha Group, a consortium of over 200 private companies, which ran many unlicensed financial schemes in eastern India.
Under the scam hundreds of thousands of small investors lost Rs. 2,459 crore, according to an official estimate. There are unofficial estimates that peg the figure higher.
Over the last few weeks, sensing he might be summoned by the CBI, Mamata has gradually distanced herself from Roy.
Late last year, Mamata clipped his wings by announcing that she would look after party matters herself, though Roy retained his exalted position.
"We had earlier said bigwigs of Bengal's ruling party were not only linked with this scam, but also connected with the conspiracy. The way CBI is progressing, we hope the top leader of Trinamool Congress will also be summoned in due course," Congress leader Abdul Mannan, whose PIL culminated in the Supreme Court handing over the Saradha probe to CBI, said.
BJP national secretary in charge of Bengal, Siddharth Nath Singh said the CBI questioning Roy "will be a jolt for Mamata Banerjee".
"This will be a year for Bhaag Mukul Bhaag," he added, playing on the movie title Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (Run Milkha Run).
State BJP president Rahul Sinha said, "None other than the chief minister had publicly uttered the names of five persons. Three have already been arrested."
Others are Rajya Sabha MPs Srinjoy Bose and Kunal Ghosh. Party vice-president and former DG (armed police), Rajat Majumdar, is also is jail.
"The CBI is duty bound to find out who engineered the conspiracy and where did the money go. Roy too has to be arrested and information should be extracted from him. All Trinamool leaders had started sharing information after they were arrested," said former Kolkata mayor Bikash Bhattacharyya who argued in favour of a CBI probe in the PIL in the Supreme Court last summer.
The Saradha chit fund scam trail is hounding Mamata's government unlike any other challenge she has encountered during her stint in power so far.
Opposition parties have repeatedly accused the CM of trying to shield some of the beneficiaries of the company's slush funds.
সারদা-কাণ্ডে এ বার সিবিআই তলব মুকুলকে, থরহরি কম্প তৃণমূলে।
এই খবর পাঠ করে পুলকিত হওয়ার কিছু আছে বলে আমার মনে হয় না। বরং খুবী চিন্তার বিষয়। বাংলার রাজনীতিতে এই রকম অবস্থা বিগত দিনে কখনোই হয় নি। কাদের হাতে আজ বাংলার শাসন? একে একে শাসক দলের নেতারা জেলে যাচ্ছেন, এই পরিস্থিতি বাংলা কখনোই দেখেনি।
এই বিপন্নতা কীভাবে কাটিয়ে ওঠা সম্ভব , আজ সেটা নিয়েই ভাবার সময়।
সারদা-কাণ্ডে এ বার সিবিআই তলব মুকুলকে, থরহরি কম্প তৃণমূলে
কলকাতা: সারদা-কাণ্ডে এ বার মুকুল রায়কে ডেকে পাঠাল সিবিআই। চিঠি দিয়ে তাঁকে যত শীঘ্র সম্ভব হাজিরা দিতে বলা হয়েছে। সোমবার গোয়েন্দারা এই চিঠি পাঠান তৃণমূল কংগ্রেসের সর্বভারতীয় সম্পাদক মুকুলবাবুকে। সারদা-কাণ্ডে তদন্ত যত...
অবশেষে ফাল্গুনের আগেই সারদায় মুকুল এল
Mamata Banerjee added 7 new photos to the album:Bengal Global Business Summit.
The first Bengal Global Business Summit ended today in a marvellous manner creating a magnificent record.
In the 2-day Summit, Bengal received investment proposals from India and many foreign countries, worth Rs 2 lakh 43 thousand Crore, which is an all-time record.
Bengal is deeply obliged.
1 Crore of jobs will be created when these projects are completed.
It is our responsibility to ensure that all my investor friends do business in Bengal happily.
The Global Business Summit has been an overwhelming success. I thank everyone for their hard work and dedicated support.
The next Summit will be held on 8th and 9th January, 2016.
My sincere thanks and best wishes to everyone.
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Mamata Banerjee added 9 new photos to the album: The Bengal Global Business Summit.
The Bengal Global Business Summit started off in a grand manner today at Kolkata.
20 countries have participated. Among them are UK, Japan, USA, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, China, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Spain, Belarus, Czech Republic, Israel, Korea, Luxembourg.
Captains of industry from the country and abroad were present in a great number.
We are very happy that Union Ministers Arun Jaitley Ji and Nitin Gadkari Ji have addressed the Summit.
We are committed to good governance and overall development of India and Bengal.
Two very significant MoUs on Deocha Pachami Coal Mines and Bhor Sagar Project were exchanged. These two projects will give tremendous boost to economy and employment generation.
The global and national business leaders and country representations deliberated extensively on doing business in Bengal. Their positive response has been very encouraging and inspiring for all of us.
Tomorrow we'll have quite a number of important announcements and exchanges on new investments.
It has been a great day.
Mukul Roy
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In office 20 March 2012 – 21 September 2012 | |
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Born | 4 May 1954 (age 60)[1] Kanchrapara, West BengalIndia[1] |
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Spouse(s) | Krishna Roy[1] |
Children | 1 |
Residence | New Delhi |
Profession | Politician |
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Mukul Roy (Bengali: মুকুল রায়; born 17 April 1954) was the Railway Minister of India. He is an Indian politician and a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, representing West Bengal. He also serves as the General Secretary of his party, the All India Trinamool Congress. After Mamata Banerjee resigned as the Railway Minister she was to become the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Roy was handed additional charge of theRailway Ministry after Mamata didi expressed her desire that her party retain the Railway Ministry and personally recommended Mr. Roy to Prime MinisterManmohan Singh. He served as a Minister of State in the Railway Ministry with Manmohan Singh serving as the Cabinet Minister (pro tem) till 11 July 2011.[2]Mukul Roy's Railway ministry will run a special train called "DU Gyan Uday Express" a Bengali worded statement, which will take 1000 students of Delhi University to places like Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Goa and Bangalore during the summer break of 2012.
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Educational qualifications[edit]
He did his BSc (Part I) from Calcutta University.[3] He also earned an MA degree in public administration from the Madurai Kamaraj University in 2006.[4]
Political controversies[edit]
On 11 July 2011, when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh directed Mukul Roy to visit the site of derailment of the Guwahati-Puri Express in Assam he openly defied him. This brought a lot of displeasure among the political circles and he was shunted out of the Railways portfolio in the latest cabinet reshuffle on 12 July 2011.[5][6]
In 2012, he was the subject of a controversy[clarification needed] regarding the Railway Budget. This happened after Mamata Banerjee expressed her discontent with the increase in passenger fares, and demanded the resignation of Dinesh Trivedi,Railway Minister.[7]
After Dinesh resigned, Mukul became the Railway Minister of India and he recently removed the fare hike introduced by the former Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, to much criticism. With the exit of Trinamool from UPA coalition due to allowance of 51% FDI in retail and aviation sector, Mukul Roy's tenure of railway minister comes to an end in the month of September 2012.[8]
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Jump up^"Who is Mukul Roy?". Retrieved 15 October 2013.
Jump up^"Cabinet rank eludes defiant Mukul Roy – The Times of India". The Times of India.
Jump up^"Mukul Roy shunted out of Railways, IBN Live News". Ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
Jump up^"India railway minister denies resignation reports". BBC News. 15 March 2012.
Jump up^"Mamata wins, Rail fares rolled back". IndiaVoice. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
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