On son's future, Mukul Roy cites Yashwant-Jayant Sinha tussle

New Delhi, Oct 11: Rebel Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy, who quit his Rajya Sabha berth and disassociated himself from the party, on Wednesday seemed to have decided to emulate the likes of Yashwant Sinha and his son Jayant Sinha. Asked whether his son Subhranshu Roy, two-time MLA from Bijpur in North 24 Parganas in West Bengal, would also follow suit and move out of the Trinamool Congress, Mr Roy told reporters, "Why? Yashwant Sinha and Jayant Sinha are opposing each other. In politics, there is no hard and fast rule. Jyotiraditya Scinda is also opposed to Vasundhara Raje". Mr Roy denied that his decision to join the BJP has been stuck due to some bargaining. To a question, Mr Roy, known for his organisational skills and who practically single-handed piloted Trinamool's expansion in states like Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur, said he has friends across the parties. "Why only BJP....I have many friends in Congress. Adhir Chowdhury (West Bengal Congress chief) is one of my best friends....Of course I have very good relationsship with Arun Jaitley and Kailash Vijayvargiya," he said adding, "I have friendship even with Sitaram Yechury". The speculation over Mr Roy, onetime second in command in Trinamool, had gained currency after he met top leaders like Arun Jaitley and Kailash Vijayvargiya. But on Wednesday, Mr Roy maintained that no final decision has been taken and he would be going to Kolkata for Kali Puja and Diwali. "I will make formal announcement of my decision only after Holidays," he said. To a question, he did not rule out the possibility of his floating a new regional party saying way back in 1960s, the regional outfit Bangla Congress too had done well. UNI