Farooq Abdullah caught on camera 'talking on phone' during national anthem

Summary: Kolkata, May 27 (ANI): In what may trigger a fresh controversy, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah was on Friday caught on camera talking on phone during the national anthem at Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee's swearing-in ceremony as the West Bengal Chief Minister. In a star studded event, graced by Bollywood celebrities and politicians alike, Mamata was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the second consecutive term. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley , Minister of State for Urban Development Babul Supriyo, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar , Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav attended the swearing-in ceremony besides others. Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly and many former cricket and football players were also present on the occasion. This was the first time that Bengal witnessed a swear ing-in-ceremony of a government outside the Raj Bhavan.

Kolkata, May 27 (ANI): In what may trigger a fresh controversy, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah was on Friday caught on camera talking on phone during the national anthem at Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee's swearing-in ceremony as the West Bengal Chief Minister. In a star studded event, graced by Bollywood celebrities and politicians alike, Mamata was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the second consecutive term. This was the first time that Bengal witnessed a swearing-in-ceremony of a government outside the Raj Bhavan. Kolkata Mayor Shovan Chatterjee, former Indian cricketer Laxmi Ratan Shukla and singer Indranil Sen are among the 17 new faces in the 42-member ministry. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley , Minister of State for Urban Development Babul Supriyo, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar , Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Uttar Prad esh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav attended the swearing-in ceremony besides others. Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly and many former cricket and football players were also present on the occasion. (ANI). .

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