Mamata Banerjee's Claim Of Being The Union Railways Minister During Pokhran-II False
By Nidhi Jacob West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, while addressing an event on the foundation day of Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) claimed that she was the Union Railway Minister when Pokhran-II was conducted in May 1998. She further said that she had arranged pipes for the tests. However, official records show that Nitish Kumar was the Railways Minister between March 1998 and August 1999. At 2:47:27 timestamp she claimed, "Even Atal Vihari Bajpayee has done Pokhran; I know, I was the rail minister during that time. I know from where the pipes had gone. I had to source them". Bane...