India, July 16 -- Chief minister Mamata Banerjee and lawmaker Abhishek Banerjee will lead a rally in Kolkata on Wednesday against the detention of migrant workers from West Bengal allegedly labelled as undocumented Bangladeshis for their deportation.

West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday said eight migrant workers from Nadia district were illegally detained in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Chhattisgarh this week, even as their families maintained they have valid Indian documents.

"Eight construction workers from Nadia, employed in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, were forcibly picked up by [chief minister] @vishnudsai's [Vishnu Deo Sai] @CG_Police. No information was shared with their families, the GoWB [West Bengal governm...