TMC seeks Kolkata Police nod for Martyrs’ Day rally amid permission denial speculation

Business To Business, Kolkata, 27^th June, 2026:   Amid speculation over whether police permission would be granted for the Trinamool Congress' annual Martyrs' Day rally on July 21, the party on Saturday wrote to Kolkata Police seeking approval to hold the public meeting at its traditional venue in front of Victoria House.
The party's request comes amid reports that permission for the event at the central Kolkata venue could be denied. However, police had not responded to the application till the time of the latest reports.
TMC Rajya Sabha MP Dola Sen said the party had formally approached the Kolkata Police Commissioner for permission to organise the programme at the same location where it has been held for several decades.
"We have written to Kolkata Police commissioner seeking permission to hold the party's Shahid Divas programme at the same venue where we have been holding it for the last few decades. Our leader Mamata Banerjee will address our workers from that meeting, like she has been doing in all the previous years," Sen said.
The July 21 'Shahid Divas' (Martyrs' Day) rally is one of the Trinamool Congress' most significant annual political events, drawing thousands of party workers and supporters from across West Bengal.
The party is awaiting a decision from the Kolkata Police regarding its request to hold the rally at the customary venue.