BJP brass frowns at West Bengal unit’s Mamata oath boycott

BJP state president Dilip Ghosh wasn’t present in Kolkata Friday and former state BJP chief Rahul Sinha, who received Jaitley, had to bear the brunt of the Union minister’s displeasure, said senior party leaders. “Jaitley was very displeased. His argument was that Oppositional politics doesn’t necessarily need to breach protocol. He said such politics would harm the country’s federal structure,” said a senior BJP leader.

Blast at TMC victory rally

Nine persons, including six children, were injured when unidentified persons hurled a bomb at a victory rally of Trinamool Congress at Kipalpur in North 24 Parganas district Saturday.