Mukul Roy scrapped by CHC from

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Mukul Roy scrapped by CHC from Bengal Assembly

A Calcutta High Court Division Bench scrapped the membership of senior leader Mukul Roy in the West Bengal assembly under the anti-defection law today, which added fresh fuel to brew Bengal politics when the state has already turned into a hotbed during the Special Intensive Revision these days.

The Division Bench presided by Justice Debangshu Basak disqualified Roy as a member of the state assembly, passing judgment on petitions by Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and MLA Ambika Roy from the BJP.

Roy was elected as an MLA on a BJP ticket in 2021 Assembly Election but joined the ruling Trinamool Congress in August that year in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.

Adhikari had filed the petition before the high court, challenging Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee’s decision rejecting his plea to disqualify Roy under the anti-defection law, alleging that he switched over to the ruling TMC after being elected on a BJP ticket.