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No place for violence: Mamata Banerjee after CM oath
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TMC chief Mamata Banerjee greets Governor Jadgeep Dhankar ahead of her swearing-in ceremony. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)
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Mamata Banerjee was sworn in as West Bengal Chief Minister for the third consecutive time. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)
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After the ceremony, Mamata Banerjee told reporters her first priority would be to tackle Covid and also appealed to people to maintain peace following post-poll violence in West Bengal. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)
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Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said, “Our priority is that we must bring an end to this senseless violence that has affected society at large. I have every hope that the CM on an urgent basis will take all steps to restore rule of law.” (Express Photo by Partha Paul)
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The ceremony took place amidst intensified pressure on the TMC government over the post-poll violence that claimed at least 14 lives in two days. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)
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Mamata Banerjee's predecessor Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, leader of Opposition of the outgoing House Abdul Mannan, and CPI(M) veteran leader Biman Bose were present at the oath ceremony. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)
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Also present were TMC leaders Partha Chatterjee, Subrata Mukherjee, poll strategist Prashant Kishor, who played a key role in the party's victory, and Banerjee's nephew and TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)