In new gaffe ailing TMC leader Mukul Roy says BJP to win upcoming civic polls in Bengal
Kolkata Dec 24 PTI Veteran politician Mukul Roy who returned to the TMC after having spent over three years in the BJP made a faux pas on Friday not his first in the recent times as he stated that the saffron party would win handsomely in the upcoming elections to 111 civic bodies of Bengal The TMC embarrassed by his gaffe refused to attach much importance to the ailing leaders statement Roy during his visit to Bolpur in Birbhum district stunned everyone when he said The BJP will emerge victorious everywhere in the upcoming municipal polls As others looked at him in disbelief Roy went on to tell reporters The TMC is BJP and vice versa He was then led away by TMCs Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal who was visibly upset Later Partha Chatterjee the secretary general of the TMC said Mukul Roy is ailing and that was probably the reason for his incoherent statements He is not a functionary of our party Lets not attach importance to what he says Chatterjee further said if Roy thinks he wont be able to discharge his responsibility as PAC chairman due to his health conditions he may inform the speaker In September Roy during a press meet had made a similar gaffe as he said that the saffron party will win the bypolls He immediately corrected himself and said that he meant that the TMC would be victorious in the by-elections PTI SUS RMS RMS
Kolkata Dec 24 PTI Veteran politician Mukul Roy who returned to the TMC after having spent over three years in the BJP made a faux pas on Friday not his first in the recent times as he stated that the saffron party would win handsomely in the upcoming elections to 111 civic bodies of Bengal The TMC embarrassed by his gaffe refused to attach much importance to the ailing leaders statement Roy during his visit to Bolpur in Birbhum district stunned everyone when he said The BJP will emerge victorious everywhere in the upcoming municipal polls As others looked at him in disbelief Roy went on to tell reporters The TMC is BJP and vice versa He was then led away by TMCs Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal who was visibly upset Later Partha Chatterjee the secretary general of the TMC said Mukul Roy is ailing and that was probably the reason for his incoherent statements He is not a functionary of our party Lets not attach importance to what he says Chatterjee further said if Roy thinks he wont be able to discharge his responsibility as PAC chairman due to his health conditions he may inform the speaker In September Roy during a press meet had made a similar gaffe as he said that the saffron party will win the bypolls He immediately corrected himself and said that he meant that the TMC would be victorious in the by-elections PTI SUS RMS RMS
