In a communication addressed to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in Darya Ganj, Delhi, TMC MP Derek O'Brien stated: "With reference to my letter dated August 30 and August 31, 2023 requesting for permission for the All India Trinamool Congress to set up pandals/tents and arrange accommodation/night stay for about 50,000 people at Ram Leela Maidan from September 30 to October 4, 2023 for MGNREGA workers from Bengal who will be dharna at different locations in Delhi. We are yet to receive a response regarding the same. Request for an update at the earliest," as reported by ABP.