Potters and artisans carrying the national flag marched through Kolkata on 8 June 2026, protesting alleged soil mafia activities and a deepening clay shortage threatening their livelihoods in West Bengal. (Photo: NationPress)
Women artisans bearing earthen pots joined the protest march in Kolkata on 8 June 2026, highlighting how alleged land mafia operations have disrupted clay supply for traditional pot-makers across West Bengal. (Photo: NationPress)
Female artisans from the West Bengal Earth Pot Maker Welfare Association carried earthen pots during the 8 June 2026 rally in Kolkata, demanding government action against alleged soil mafia networks restricting clay access. (Photo: NationPress)
Protesters in Kolkata on 8 June 2026 said alleged soil mafia activity has severely curtailed the availability of clay, putting centuries-old earthen pot-making traditions at risk across West Bengal. (Photo: NationPress)
A woman artisan carried a single earthen pot through the streets of Kolkata on 8 June 2026, symbolising the community's demand for an end to alleged land mafia interference in clay sourcing in West Bengal. (Photo: NationPress)
The West Bengal Earth Pot Maker Welfare Association submitted a memorandum to authorities following the 8 June 2026 rally in Kolkata, urging action against alleged soil mafia groups disrupting clay supplies for artisans. (Photo: NationPress)
Earthen pot makers in West Bengal say alleged land mafia control over clay-bearing land has made raw material increasingly scarce, threatening the livelihoods of thousands of artisan families dependent on the traditional craft in Kolkata. (Photo: NationPress)
Members of the West Bengal Earth Pot Maker Welfare Association called on the state government to crack down on alleged soil mafia networks, warning that unchecked activity could wipe out the earthen pot-making community in Kolkata and beyond. (Photo: NationPress)