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Mamata Banerjee stays in Delhi, to join opposition march to Supreme Court
- •Mamata Banerjee is staying back in Delhi instead of returning to Kolkata as previously scheduled.
- •She was detained by Delhi police during a protest against the Election Commission along with party MPs.
- •Following her detention, she staged a sit-in protest in front of the Dwarka North police station.
- •She announced that she will participate in the opposition INDIA bloc march to the Supreme Court on Monday.
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Mamata Banerjee stayed in Delhi after being arrested by the police during an opposition protest against the Election Commission. She stated that she and several MPs were driven around in a prison van for two hours and that she wanted to remain behind to protest actions against the youth, leading her to skip her scheduled return to Kolkata.
After being taken away in a prison van alongside party MPs, Mamata Banerjee was brought to the Dwarka North police station where she staged a sit-in protest. During her detention, she also conducted a Facebook Live broadcast to criticize the detention of political leaders, students, and the media.
Mamata Banerjee announced that she will participate in the INDIA bloc's march to the Supreme Court scheduled for next Monday. During this march, opposition leaders plan to submit a memorandum regarding election irregularities and vote theft to Chief Justice Surya Kant.
