New Delhi: Delhi Police detained Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O’Brien and other lawmakers after they staged a dharna inside Krishi Bhawan upon being denied a meeting with Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti. The TMC leaders have been taken to Utsav Sadan in Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar.
“Over two dozen TMC supporters detained, including Abhishek Banerjee and Derek O’Brien”, said a senior police officer was quoted as saying
News agency PTI showed Delhi Police personnel removing the TMC lawmakers from the Krishi Bhawan premises.
VIDEO | Police remove Trinamool Congress leaders who were sitting on a protest inside Krishi Bhavan in Delhi.
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The Trinamool Congress has been protesting in the national capital, accusing the Centre of withholding Rs 15,000 crore in dues to the state under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and PM Awas Yojana.