Bonhomie time

Almost the entire Opposition 'force' made it to the release of a book on senior Janata Dal (United) (JD[U]) leader Sharad Yadav's long political journey. Held at Yadav's residence, the gathering was attended by Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and two chief ministers - Bihar's Nitish Kumar and Delhi's Arvind Kejriwal. After exchanging pleasantries with Union Minority Affairs minister Najma Heptullah, Kumar said there were certain issues he needed to take up with the minister. Heptullah replied they could meet any time and discuss them - after all, they have known each other for many years. The Bihar CM couldn't resist a last word: he said he hoped the meeting would not cause trouble for her...