Mamata Banerjee Holds Sit-In Protest Over Election Commission's 24-Hour Ban On Her

Bengal Elections 2021: Mamata Banerjee, lashing out at the Election Commission, had said on Twitter that she would hold a protest against the poll panel's "unconstitutional and undemocratic" decision.

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today sat in protest in Kolkata to protest against the Election Commission's "unconstitutional" decision to ban her from campaigning for 24 hours. Mamata Banerjee, still confined to a wheelchair owing to the injuries she sustained last month, arrived at Mayo road in Kolkata around 11:40 am and began her sit-in protest next to a Mahatma Gandhi's statue at the venue. No Trinamool leaders or supporters were seen nearby. A senior Trinamool Congress leader, when approached, said, "No party leaders are allowed near the site of the protest. She is sitting there alone."