| Names |
MUKUL ROY |
| Date of
Birth |
April 17, 1954 |
| Identity |
Indian Politician
from West Bengal |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- July 11, 2011: On this day,
he openly defied the orders of the then Prime Minister, Dr.
Manmohan Singh, who directed him to visit the site of
derailment of the Guwahati-Puri Express in Assam.
- July 12, 2011: As a
consequence of his defiance of the PM's orders, he was
shunted out of the Railways portfolio.
- March 20, 2012: On this
day, he was sworn in as Railway Minister of India.
- September 21, 2012: On this
day, he retired as Railway Minister of India.
|
| General |
- He is Trinamool Congress MP, Member of Rajya Sabha.
- He also serves as the National Vice-President of his
party, the All India Trinamool Congress.
- He was appointed as Railway Minister in place of party
colleague Dinesh Trivedi, who had to quit after his proposal
to hike rail fares was bitterly opposed by party chief
Mamata Banerjee.
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