“As some one remarked it was a swearing-in of the Congress family,” Kamal Nath said, adding “because Mamata is of Trinamool Congress and NCP with all Congress DNA.” Nath apparently took into account the Congress roots of the only two non-Congress ministers—Sharad Pawar and Mamata Banerjee — who were administered the oath of office and secrecy on Friday.
Published 22 May 2009, 19:38 IST