Will protest in Delhi if cops bar us in Kolkata: Mamata on attacks on TMC leaders

Key points

• Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the police refused to give permission to her party to protest in Kolkata over the attacks on senior party leaders.
• Claiming that a "police raj" was prevailing in West Bengal, Banerjee said she would go to Delhi and protest alone if the police don't permit her to stage a demonstration on Tuesday.
• Addressing party workers and supporters virtually, Banerjee said the TMC had sought permission to hold a protest at Rani Rashmoni Road in Kolkata on Tuesday, but the police had denied it.
• Calling the refusal politically motivated, she asserted that she would continue with the agitation and, if necessary, stage a protest in the national capital.
• She also alleged the police were helping the BJP weaken the TMC workers through intimidation and arrests.