However, as he recited some parts of the oath in Sanskrit, he fumbled and could not go further. He then called for the printed slip to complete the oath.
Earlier, as he walked into the Well, Trinamool Congress leader Kalyan Banerjee was heard asking him, “in which party is he (Pal) now” in a lighter vein.
In response, Pal said “in your party”.
Banerjee was even heard remarking that Pal had also been a one-day chief minister.
