ASSOCIATED PRESSCongress president Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, according to reports. Congress President Rahul Gandhi to also attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath ceremony tomorrow. https://t.co/lpb1mwi8MR — ANI (@ANI) May 29, 2019This decision comes even as the uncertainty in Congress over the resignation of Rahul Gandhi as party chief after the Lok Sabha poll debacle continues. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday that she will not attend the oath-taking ceremony, after rejecting the BJP’s claim that scores of saffron party workers were killed in violence perpetrated by her TMC. The TMC supremo’s announcement came in apparent remonstrance after the families of over 40 BJP workers allegedly slain by her party were taken by train to New Delhi to attend the swearing-in ceremony.
Source: Huffington Post May 29, 2019 13:51 UTC