Trinamool Congress General Secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee on Monday alleged that the attempts were made by the Central Government to stop his party’s protest against the Centre demanding funds for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and other schemes.

"As I said, a lot of attempts were made and a conspiracy was hatched to stop our two-day event in Delhi on 2-3 October. First, permission was not granted. Now we are not being allowed to speak,” Abhishek Banerjee said while addressing a gathering here in the national capital.