KOLKATA: On Monday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continued her sit-in protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre over the CBI's attempt to question the Kolkata Police chief in connection with chit fund scams. Mamata has maintained that she will continue her "Satyagraha" till the country and its Constitution are "saved". The CBI, on the other hand, will approach the Supreme Court against the wrongful detention of their officers outside Kolkata Commissioner Rajeev Kumar's residence on Sunday.

Here, a full-blown face-off between Mamata government and the Centre exploded as a CBI team moved to arrest Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, which in turn were abruptly denied entry to Kolkata Police chief`s residence and then arrested.

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All opposition parties have extended their support to the West Bengal Chief Minister. Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and DMK leader MK Stalin expressed their solidarity with Banerjee.

However  Extra security has been deployed at the CBI headquarters in Kolkata to avoid any untoward incident.  Chandrababu Naidu held a teleconference with party leaders on Monday.The BJP will address a press conference on Tuesday over the ongoing tussle between the CBI and state Police Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.  

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