The Trinamool Congress has written a fresh letter to the Delhi Police and sought permission to set up tents and arrange accommodation for MGNREGA workers from Bengal at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, who will be sitting on a protest from September 30 to October 4.
In a letter to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Darya Ganj, Delhi, TMC MP Derek O’Brien said, “ With reference to my letter dated August 30 and August 31, 2023 requesting for permission for All India Trinamool Congress to set up pandals/tents and arrange accommodation/night stay for about 50,000 people at Ramlila Maidan from September 30 to October 4, 2023 for MGNREGA workers from Bengal who will be dharna at different locations in Delhi. We are yet to receive a response regarding same. Request for an update at earliest.”
Earlier this month, , the TMC leader wrote a letter to Deputy Commissioner of Police, Parliament Street Police Station and claimed that workers from West Bengal have been denied wages under MGNREGA scheme. “With reference to my letter dated August 31, 2023, requesting for permission for TMC to hold a dharna involving workers from Bengal who have been denied wages under MGNREGA scheme,” it said.