Delhi Confidential: TMC MP Saugata Roy puts party in spot with question on funds for college fests | Delhi Confidential News,The Indian Express

Saugata Roy made the comment while referring to the incident involving singer KK, who died soon after performing in a Kolkata college on May 31. KK's performance was funded by the college's students' union controlled by the TMC Chhatra Parishad.

Raising a point: TMC MP Saugata Roy has put his party in a spot by questioning the source of funds spent by the party’s students’ wing in getting big artists to perform in college fests. Speaking at an event, Roy made the comment while referring to the incident involving singer KK, who died soon after performing in a Kolkata college on May 31. KK’s performance was funded by the college’s students’ union controlled by the TMC Chhatra Parishad. Party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee parried questions on the issue, saying “this proves TMC has a robust internal democracy”.

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