<p>A day after quitting the Trinamool Congress and his Rajya Sabha seat, Mukul Roy today said he had no plans to float a new political party.<br /><br />Roy, who is slated to visit the Election Commission, said he was not going there to talk about a proposal for a new party but to discuss upcoming assembly bypolls.<br /><br />"Bypolls to two assembly seats in West Bengal will be held in November and I will request the EC to ensure that the elections are held in a free and fair manner. I will give my suggestions in this regard to the EC," Roy, who was suspended by the Trinamool Congress last month, told the 'ABP Ananda' news channel.<br /><br />Though Roy refused to comment when asked if he would join the BJP, a close aide of his told PTI he was likely to do so after Diwali.<br /><br />"I don't want to comment on it," Roy told the channel when quizzed about the BJP, but categorically denied any move to form a new outfit.<br /><br />"I repeat once again I have no plans of floating any new political outfit," he said.<br /><br />Meanwhile, suspended TMC MP Kunal Ghosh said Roy's role in connection with the Saradha, Narada and Alchemist scams should be probed.<br /><br />Ghosh, an accused in the Saradha scam, said he had submitted a petition to the CBI seeking joint interrogation with Roy.<br /><br />"I challenge Roy to sit with me for a joint press conference on the Saradha issue," he said.<br /><br />Asked to comment on Ghosh's remarks, Roy told PTI, "I want to reiterate that I will fully cooperate with the CBI and the ED. Whenever they call me for questioning I will appear before them".<br /><br />The Narada scam refers to a sting operation in which TMC leaders were allegedly caught on camera accepting money, while the Saradha and Alchemist scams are chit fund frauds.</p>
<p>A day after quitting the Trinamool Congress and his Rajya Sabha seat, Mukul Roy today said he had no plans to float a new political party.<br /><br />Roy, who is slated to visit the Election Commission, said he was not going there to talk about a proposal for a new party but to discuss upcoming assembly bypolls.<br /><br />"Bypolls to two assembly seats in West Bengal will be held in November and I will request the EC to ensure that the elections are held in a free and fair manner. I will give my suggestions in this regard to the EC," Roy, who was suspended by the Trinamool Congress last month, told the 'ABP Ananda' news channel.<br /><br />Though Roy refused to comment when asked if he would join the BJP, a close aide of his told PTI he was likely to do so after Diwali.<br /><br />"I don't want to comment on it," Roy told the channel when quizzed about the BJP, but categorically denied any move to form a new outfit.<br /><br />"I repeat once again I have no plans of floating any new political outfit," he said.<br /><br />Meanwhile, suspended TMC MP Kunal Ghosh said Roy's role in connection with the Saradha, Narada and Alchemist scams should be probed.<br /><br />Ghosh, an accused in the Saradha scam, said he had submitted a petition to the CBI seeking joint interrogation with Roy.<br /><br />"I challenge Roy to sit with me for a joint press conference on the Saradha issue," he said.<br /><br />Asked to comment on Ghosh's remarks, Roy told PTI, "I want to reiterate that I will fully cooperate with the CBI and the ED. Whenever they call me for questioning I will appear before them".<br /><br />The Narada scam refers to a sting operation in which TMC leaders were allegedly caught on camera accepting money, while the Saradha and Alchemist scams are chit fund frauds.</p>