Watch: how 'washing machine' takes centre stage at Mamata Banerjee's protest in Kolkata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday started a two-day dharna against the BJP-led central government for its alleged "anti-people policies" at Ambedkar statue in Kolkata.

CM Mamata is protesting against the Centre for allegedly not disbursing funds for West Bengal and the Centre's "anti-people policies.

However, what took the centre stage was a dummy washing machine set up in the middle of the stage named- BJP. While raising slogans against the saffron party, the TMC chief put a black cloth in the machine which came out as white, an apparent jibe as to how corrupt leaders are spared when they join the BJP.

Earlier, in the day, Trinamool Congress MPs staged a protest at Ambedkar Statue in the Parliament over 'Save Democracy, Federalism and Parliament'. Party leader and TMC MP, Derek O'Brien tweeted, "#Parliament has been cut short by the @narendramodi govt for 8 sessions in a row. TMC @AITCofficial flagging this for a while. Persistence pays! This (non) Session will run its course till April 6, but govt MPs themselves disrupting Parliament so Oppn can't speak".

With ANI inputs