Mamata Banerjee to attend Nitish Kumar's oath-taking ceremony

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Feb 20 2015 | 11:25 PM IST
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today said she will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Nitish Kumar as Bihar chief minister on Sunday.
"Nitishji has invited me to his oath-taking ceremony on Sunday. Yes I am attending. Looking forward", Banerjee who is now in Dhaka on a three-day tour to Bangladesh, said in a statement issued here.
Earlier during the day, Banerjee, the TMC chief, congratulated Kumar who will take the reigns once again as Bihar chief minister.
"I had congratulated Nitishji on February 7, 2015. Let me congratulate him again today," Banerjee tweeted.
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First Published: Feb 20 2015 | 11:25 PM IST

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