Mamata offered to be exchanged for Kandahar hostages: Yashwant Sinha
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In 1999, Mamata Banerjee, a Union Cabinet Minister back then, had offered herself as a hostage in exchange for the passengers of the hijacked Indian Airlines plane to Kandahar, former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha said on Saturday. Recalling his days with her as a colleague, Sinha termed Banerjee a "fighter." He joined her party today in Kolkata, weeks before the state Assembly elections.