Chakdah: Seeking to turn the tables on the Marxists for demanding CBI probe in the chit fund scam, Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy on Saturday night alleged that most of the chit funds came up during the Left front regime. "If the investigations start now, many CPI(M) leaders may come under net. The CPI(M) is demanding CBI inquiry to actually delay the probe process," the former union minister alleged at a rally in Chakdah.
Slamming the opposition for dragging the name of his party leaders in the Saradha scandal, Roy asserted "I challenge them to prove the charges. If it is proved that me, or anybody of our party is involved with the scam, nobody will be spared."
On the panchayat polls, Roy said "We wanted to conduct the elections in February or March or April. But since that could not be possible, we will now hold elections on time" Roy predicted that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will play a vital role in the coming Lok Sabha polls, in the forming of government. He was optimistic about the outcome of the by-election to Howrah Lok Sabha constituency....
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12:40 AM, May 12, 2013
Kolkata: With the Mamata Banerjee regime readying to crack the whip on the chit funds by bringing a new Bill, a debate has begun whether it will stand up to judicial scrutiny as the government has apparently decided to implement the law with retrospective effect. The West Bengal Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishments Bill, 2013 will have retrospective effect, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee said. It will...
10:44 AM, Apr 28, 2013
Kolkata: Threatening to file defamation suit against CPI(M) leaders for alleging that he had received crores from absconding Saradha Group chairman Sudipta Sen, TMC general secretary Mukul Roy on Sunday said the government will take steps to book the accused and protect investors' interest. "These are baseless allegations. I will file a defamation suit against them (CPI(M) leaders)," Roy said referring to the allegation of his receiving money from the...
09:14 PM, Apr 21, 2013
Citing law and order problems in West Bengal, the Congress on Saturday said it was imperative to conduct the upcoming panchayat (rural body) polls under the strict vigil of central security forces for free and fair elections. ...
04:40 AM, Mar 31, 2013
Ruling Trinamool Congress on Friday attacked the State Election Commission, with which it is engaged in a tussle over the panchayat poll, of being 'biased' in favour of the opposition parties and accused the erstwhile Left Front government of doubling the tenure of the present election commissioner to derive political benefit. ...
02:47 AM, Mar 30, 2013
Firing a fresh salvo at the state poll panel, West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Sunday accused its chief of favouring the Left Front and trying to defer the upcoming rural polls to save it from "an inevitable defeat". Opposition parties flayed the comments. ...
04:50 AM, Mar 11, 2013
A massive fire in a Kolkata market left 19 people dead and many more injured on Wednesday morning. The fire broke out in the tightly packed Surya Sen market near Sealdah. Around 20 fire engines battled the blaze but the cause of the fire is still unknown. The injured have been admitted to Calcutta Medical College and Hospital. ...
03:20 PM, Feb 27, 2013
The Indian Railways hiked passenger fares across the board in all classes on Wednesday for the first time in 10 years. The decision came barely a month before the Budget Session of Parliament. With this the railways is expected to earn an extra revenue of Rs 6,600 crore. ...
09:13 AM, Jan 10, 2013
Railway Minister PK Bansal is likely to announce a hike in railway fares and sources said that the government won't wait for the Budget Session to announce it. This will be the first fare hike by Indian Railways in the last 10 years. ...
01:27 PM, Jan 09, 2013
New Delhi: In the first major hint of a change, new Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said that a hike in fares was a possibility. "Passenger fares can be hiked if needed. Primary concern is safety," Bansal said at a press conference. Bansal, the former Parliamentary Affairs Minister, was made the Railways Minister on Sunday during the mega Cabinet reshuffle effected by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ahead of the 2014...
01:35 PM, Oct 29, 2012
New Delhi: The Cabinet reshuffle, that was expected to take place this week, has been postponed, say sources. The reshuffle will now take place after October 14, they add. The reshuffle was necessitated after key ally, the Trinamool Congress (TMC), withdrew its support to the ruling coalition government, the United Progressive Alliance, (UPA), leaving many of the ministries vacant. One of the key ministries to get a new head will...
01:43 PM, Sep 27, 2012
New Delhi: Union minister CP Joshi on Monday formally took charge as the new Railway Minister until the Cabinet reshuffle takes place. Joshi was given the additional charge of the Railways on Saturday, a day after Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy quit the post after his party chief Mamata Banerjee withdrew support from the government. Joshi already holds the portfolio of Road Transport and Highways Ministry. The Cabinet reshuffle is...
10:54 AM, Sep 24, 2012
Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy on Friday said that the government must seek a vote in Parliament on FDI in retail. ...
09:56 AM, Sep 22, 2012
New Delhi: The government on Friday expressed hope that it would now be able to attend to the ailing railway ministry, freed of the Trinamool Congress' hold with the party quitting the Congress-led UPA. "Railways is a key infrastructure ministry vital for economic development of the country. There is a need to restore its fiscal health and technological strength. Safety of passengers is a prime and compelling need," said Minister...
07:00 PM, Sep 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress is formally set to exit the UPA on Friday. Six Trinamool Congress ministers will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at 4 pm and submit their resignations. They will also meet President Pranab Mukherjee later at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and withdraw support to the UPA government. "We will resign from the ministry. Ministers belonging to the Trinamool Congress will submit resignations to the Prime Minister and...
02:43 PM, Sep 21, 2012
New Delhi: A Cabinet reshuffle is on the cards as a result of the Trinamool Congress's exit from the UPA. Sources say the Congress is keen on keeping the Railway portfolio after Trinamool Minister Mukul Roy walks out. Sources say Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh could be shifted to Railway, becoming the third Railway Minister in one year. The last Railway Minister from the Congress was Suresh Kalmadi in 1995....
10:22 AM, Sep 21, 2012
New Delhi: With Mamata Banerjee's men leaving the Manmohan Singh team on Friday, six key positions will fall vacant. The most important among these is the Cabinet rank of Railway Minister. Sources say the Congress is likely to keep Railway after Mukul Roy quits. This means the Railway will soon have a new minister, the third in a year. Current Railway Minister Mukul Roy was appointed in March after Mamata...
08:43 AM, Sep 21, 2012
New Delhi: With the government preparing to raise diesel and LPG prices soon, key UPA ally Trinamool Congress on Thursday said it will oppose any fuel price hike. "We are against any kind of price hike," said Railway Minister and TMC leader Mukul Roy on the sidelines of a function. The Oil Ministry has moved a Cabinet note seeking immediate hike in diesel, cooking gas and kerosene prices. Government has...
09:28 PM, Sep 06, 2012
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee will attend the next meeting of the UPA co-ordination committee on August 22. "Yes I am going," Banerjee, the West Bengal Chief Minister said when asked whether she would attend the meeting. Party's all India general secretary Mukul Roy said that Defence Minister AK Antony who met Banerjee at the state secretariat during the day had made a request to her in this regard....
10:08 PM, Aug 18, 2012
Kolkata: Railways Minister Mukul Roy on Sunday announced a cash award of Rs 75 lakh to Sushil Kumar who won the silver medal in the 66-kg class free style wrestling at the London Olympics. The minister also announced a cash award of Rs 1 lakh to coach Satpal Singh. Roy said, "I congratulate him for his performance and we are proud of Sushil Kumar as he is a part of...
09:04 PM, Aug 12, 2012
