Party time

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Sundarbans trip ran into rough weather recently as the launch carrying her and her key secretaries, along with a few city industrialists, poets and singers got stuck at night due to low visibility. It was a nightmare for the security officers. But their worries seemed unfounded when Banerjee, upon being informed about the problem, appeared more than happy to spend unscheduled time with some of her key people. From reciting poems, to playing a few rounds of antakshari and badminton with her companions, Banerjee thoroughly enjoyed the, in her own words, "all-night jalsa" on Saptamukhi river in the Sundarbans.