Mukul Roy Passes Away: Former Union Railway Minister Dies of Cardiac Arrest at Apollo Hospital in Kolkata

Mukul Roy, Former Union Railway Minister and veteran politician, passed away in Kolkata due to cardiac arrest in the early hours of Monday, February 23. He last breathed at Apollo Hospital in Salt Lake Hospital, Kolkata at 1.30 am. 

His demise was confirmed by his son, Subhranshu Roy. Mukul Roy had represented Krishnanagar Uttar as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and served as the 32nd Indian Railway Minister. He was elected twice to the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal.

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Roy was one of the founding members of the All India Trinamool Congress. He was sacked from his role as the party's national general secretary in February 2015. He went on to join the BJP in November 2017 and returned to TMC on June 11, 2021.

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 BJP leader Dilip Ghosh said, "He was an experienced politician. He became a Union Minister too. When he came to the BJP, he was given a lot of respect. From 2019-2021, he was with us. Later, he left the BJP and went to the TMC. For the last 2-3 years, he has been ill and could not actively participate in politics. I pray that his soul rests in peace."