'Sometimes dynasty better than nasty': Mamata nephew's swipe at BJP

Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, who has been promoted as general secretary, took a sharp at the BJP Monday over its use of the "dynasty" tag in attacks on him.

He mocked the BJP for being "rattled" by his appointment and not practicing what they preached. He said they hadn't passed a law on "dynastic politics" because they were "importing dynastic turncoats".

"You ran a campaign on 'dynasty'. People gave you an answer. I want to tell the BJP... sometimes a dynasty is better than being nasty," Banerjee said, referring to a campaign littered with crass comments and sexist swipes.

He also slammed the saffron party for its use of "agencies and muscle power" in campaigning for the April-May election that they lost.