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Mamata to attend swearing-in ceremony of Hemant Soren: TMC
    Kolkata, Dec 27(PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee is likely to attend the swearing-in ceremony of
Hemant Soren as Jharkhand chief minister, to be held in Ranchi
on December 29, TMC sources said.
    With top opposition leaders of the country scheduled
to attend the programme, Soren's swearing-in ceremony is
likely to be a "show of unity" in the wake of countrywide
protests against the amended Citizenship Act and the proposed
pan-India NRC.
    "We share a very good relationship with Jharkhand
Mukti Morcha and Hemant Soren. So far, it has been decided
that our party supremo along with some senior leaders would
attend Soren's swearing-in ceremony on December 29," a senior
TMC leader said.
    The ceremony will be more of a "show of strength and
unity of opposition leaders", he said.
    "This would send out be a very crucial political
message in the wake of ongoing unrest across the country over
the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, " another senior TMC leader
said.
    Banerjee, earlier this week, had written to all
opposition leaders and chief ministers to unite and fight
together against the amended Citizenship Act and the proposed
NRC. PTI PNT
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