Mukul in touch with minority leaders for his new party

A number of minority leaders have expressed their support for sidelined Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy’s reported efforts to form a new outfit. Most of them said that the former Railway Minister was in regular touch with them and had “novel ideas” for the minorities of Bengal.Among the notable persons in the Muslim community who have for now stood behind the former Union Minister are Twaha Siddiqui, a revered cleric of Furfura Sharief, one of the largest congregations of Bengali Muslims, expelled CPI(M) leader Abdul Rezzak Mollah and Jamat-ulema-i-Hind leader Siddiqullah Chowdhury.

While Toha Siddiqui said, “If anyone wants to do something good for the minorities then we have no problem supporting them. Earlier, there were several leaders who promised several things but did nothing. If Mukul Roy has a plan for the minorities then we will back him.”Roy a former number two of the Trinamool Congress before he was cast aside by Mamata Banerjee had met the cleric several times before.Mollah, a former Bengal Minister, who was currently leading a Gana Front of six minority and Dalit-based outfits said, “Mukul Roy has spoken to me on several occasions and our views have converged on many issues.”