Kolkata, June 27 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the rebel faction on Saturday wrote to the Kolkata police seeking permission to hold Shahid Dibas rally on July 21.

"The TMC has written to the Kolkata police seeking permission to observe Shahid Dibas on July 21st in front of Victoria House, just like the party has been observing for decades," said a senior TMC leader.

The TMC has been organising a mammoth rally every year in Esplanade, the heart of the city, to pay homage to the 13 youth Congress workers killed in police firing in the city on July 21, 1993.

The incident was a major turning point in TMC chief Mamata Banerjee's political career, who was then a youth Congress leader.

Every year Banerjee addresses the rally on July 21...