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The political tremor started by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday to protest against the CBI’s attempt to question Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in connection with Saradha and Rose Valley chit-fund scams entered the second day. Banerjee refused to leave her “Save India, Save Democracy” dharna site on Monday and ran the state from the sit-in venue.

Banerjee held a Cabinet meeting to approve the state Budget from a police outpost adjacent to the dharna site. She also addressed a farmers’ conclave, a Trinamool Congress event held at Netaji Indoor Stadium, via Facebook Live from the site