The rally that marched from Bidhan Bhavan, the Congress state party headquarters, to Esplanade, was held to protest several issues, including lawlessness in the state, corruption in distribution of Amphan relief and the high electricity tariff.
Senior Congress leaders such as leader of the Opposition Abdul Mannan and Rajya Sabha member Pradip Bhattacharya also took part in the rally where protesters — most of them wearing masks — carried flags and banners.
Though no official figure could be ascertained, the turnout seemed impressive, said Congress leaders.
It appeared that the Behrampore MP, who was recently appointed the chief of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee after the death of Somendra Nath Mitra, had been able to mobilise supporters.
“The turnout of the rally surpassed expectations,” said a Congress worker.
After the rally, Chowdhury called on Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar to hand over a deputation to him.
