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Mamta’s swearing-in: Amu to represent PM

Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu will represent Bangladesh at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s swearing-in.Foreign Minister AH Mahmud Ali confirmed the decision at a press conference in his office.Mamata’s invitation was directly placed at the table of PM Hasina.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will not be attending the program due to a pre-scheduled four-day official tour to undertake in Japan that is scheduled to begin from Thursday.Among others on the guest list are President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Arun Jaitley, Rajnath Singh, Piyush Goyal, Suresh Prabhu, Sonia Gandhi, Ahmed Patel, Lalu Prasad, Nitish Kumar, Arvind Kejriwal, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav, according to NDTV.Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who on Friday staked claim to form the government in the state for the second term, said that unlike in 2011 when the oath-taking venue was the Raj Bhavan, the swearing in this time will be held at the Red Road (Indira Gandhi Sarani).‘The oath taking ceremony will be held at the Red Road so that more people can witness it,’ Mamata said. The Trinamool Congress swept to power, bagging 211 of the 294 Assembly seats.