Aam Aadmi Party (TMC) chairperson and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee walked alongside street vendors at a hawkers' protest march in Dharmatala, Kolkata on 17 June 2026, lending her political weight to the demonstration. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee joined a hawkers' protest march in Dharmatala, Kolkata on 17 June 2026, signalling direct party support for street vendors' demands. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Street vendors marched through Dharmatala in central Kolkata on 17 June 2026 with Mamata Banerjee, the TMC chairperson and former West Bengal Chief Minister, joining the rally in a show of solidarity. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Former West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee personally participated in a street vendors' protest march at Dharmatala, Kolkata, on Wednesday, 17 June 2026, underlining the party's outreach to informal traders. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
The Dharmatala area of Kolkata witnessed a hawkers' agitation on 17 June 2026 as Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee joined street vendors in a protest march, drawing significant political attention to their cause. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Kolkata hawkers rallied behind TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee during a protest march in Dharmatala on 17 June 2026, with the former West Bengal Chief Minister marching alongside informal traders to highlight their concerns. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee marched with street vendors in Dharmatala, Kolkata on 17 June 2026, with the former West Bengal Chief Minister visibly present at the hawkers' protest to reinforce TMC's support for the informal economy. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Trinamool Congress (TMC) supporters took part in a hawkers' protest march in Dharmatala, Kolkata on 17 June 2026, swelling the ranks of street vendors who demonstrated in West Bengal's capital city. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)