Mukul Roy seeks Prez rule in Bengal

Senior BJP member Mukul Roy sought immediate imposition of Article 356 in the state to “restore democracy”, while BJP’s Bengal minder, Kailash Vijayvargiya, said the party would appeal to the Election Commission for deployment of central forces there. This comes after BJP president JP Nadda spoke against president’s rule in West Bengal and underscored “democratic processes”. “I know my party president or other party seniors may not agree to this, but I feel Article 356 must be imposed immediately if we have to restore democracy in the state. However, this is my opinion and not the party’s,” Roy said. Vijayvargiya said “We will urge the EC to allow people to cast their votes without fear... we will seek immediate deployment of central forces.”