Saugata Roy EXCLUSIVE Interview

14/08/2022, by Kamalika Sengupta, in Interview

“TMC Believed in Those Who Betrayed Party”

“Opposition can say anything it wants but we knew nothing as to what Partha Chatterjee or Anubrata Mondal was doing. The party would have taken steps then”

“Remember J Jayalalitha? She always returned to power. Indians are so poor, they do not react to corruption allegations”

“This was a blot on us and we have to recover. We stay with the people, work with the people”

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Two important leaders of the Trinamool Congress, Partha Chatterjee and Anubrata Mandal, were arrested over the past fortnight. Chatterjee was arrested by the ED in connection with the Bengal SSC recruitment case while Mandal was nabbed by the CBI in a cow smuggling case. Both were considered close to chief minister Mamata Banerjee but their arrest has led to the party losing face in front of the opposition.

News18 spoke to veteran TMC MP Saugata Roy, who said the party had put its faith in leaders who eventually betrayed it. He was apologetic, but said this will not have an effect on results of panchayat polls or 2024 general elections. He emphasised on the fact that a survey conducted by the TMC showed that the BJP will not get more than five seats in Bengal in 2024.

About Kamalika Sengupta

Kamalika is a Television Journalist with 15 years of experience working in Television Media. Started as a cub Reporter with ANI in the year 2003, she also has working experience with Sahara TV, Aakash Bangla and Focus TV. Presently associated with Zee 24 Ghanta as its Special Political Correspondent has so far covered 3 Assembly elections (2006, 2011 and 2016) and 3 Lok Sabha elections (2004, 2009 and 2014). She has in-depth knowledge of National Politics. She has covered politics in Gujarat, Bihar, UP and Delhi. Apart from this, she has wide experience covering political events, which includes Singur, Nandigram and Maoist movement in Jangalmahal and more recently NRC issuein Assam. Her special features on Man-Elephant conflict and River Teesta also received wide acclamation. A Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication from Jadavpur University, Kamalika is also a recipient of prestigious UNFPA supported Laadli Media and Advertising Award for Gender Sensitivity in the year 2012in the category of Best Television Feature Story.