It is up to Mukul Roy to clear his stand: BJP

Kolkata, Oct 14 (PTI) BJP national secretary Rahul Sinhatoday said no decision had been taken as regards inductingformer Trinamool Congress (TMC) l...
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Kolkata, Oct 14 (PTI) BJP national secretary Rahul Sinhatoday said no decision had been taken as regards inductingformer Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mukul Roy into theparty as the latter was yet to clear his stand on whether hewanted to join the saffron outfit or not.

He also claimed that several TMC leaders were in touchwith the saffron camp and that they had expressed their desireto switch allegiance.

"I am clearly saying that nothing has been decided onMukul Roy as he is yet to clear his stand. It is for him toclear his stand as regards whether he wants to join the BJP ornot. He is yet to approach us," Sinha told reporters here.

The West Bengal unit of the BJP appears divided on theissue of inducting the former TMC MP into the party, with somelauding his organisational skills and others expressingconcern over the corruption charges levelled against him.

State BJP chief Dilip Ghosh had recently praised Roy as a"good organiser" and said he had made a "big contribution" tothe growth of the TMC in West Bengal.

He had said there was no denying that the MamataBanerjee-led party had expanded because of Roy'sorganisational skills.

There are, however, some misgivings within the saffronparty regarding Roy's possible induction into it.

"Inducting Mukul Roy will harm the image of the party. Hehas several corruption cases against him and inducting himwould mean we are also a part of that baggage," a senior stateBJP leader had recently said on the condition of anonymity.

He had also said that with the support of the stateadministration, "anybody could become a good organiser".

On Wednesday, Roy resigned from the Rajya Sabha and quitthe TMC, which had last month suspended him for six years for"anti-party activities" after he had announced on September 25that he would quit the party.

The former TMC leader's name has come up in the Saradhachit fund scam and Narada sting operation case. PTI PNT JMRC.

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.

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