India, June 2 -- Former West Bengal chief minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday held a massive 'dharna' (protest) in central Kolkata against alleged post-poll attacks on party workers and leaders, including MP Abhishek Banerjee.

Banerjee reached the dharna site at Esplanade's Y-channel after the TMC's appeal to hold the protest at the adjacent Rani Rashmoni Road was turned down by the Kolkata Police, the party claimed.

"I will fight or die," she chanted at the dharna site.

"We were not given permission to set up a stage or use microphones," Banerjee said, addressing supporters through a megaphone.

The demonstration witnessed massive noisy scenes as TMC workers and supporters raised slogans during the former chief minister'...