Security personnel were deployed as members of the West Bengal Railway Hawkers' Union (CITU) staged a demonstration in Kolkata on 4 July 2026, demanding rehabilitation for hawkers before any eviction drive is carried out. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Members of the West Bengal Railway Hawkers' Union (CITU) held a protest rally in Kolkata on 4 July 2026, insisting that authorities provide rehabilitation alternatives before initiating any eviction drive against street vendors. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
The West Bengal Railway Hawkers' Union, affiliated with CITU, took to the streets in Kolkata on 4 July 2026, calling on authorities to first ensure proper rehabilitation before proceeding with any eviction of railway-area hawkers. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Carrying placards and raising slogans, members of the West Bengal Railway Hawkers' Union (CITU) marched through Kolkata on 4 July 2026, opposing any eviction drive that does not guarantee prior rehabilitation for displaced vendors. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Street vendors affiliated with the West Bengal Railway Hawkers' Union (CITU) gathered in Kolkata on 4 July 2026 to oppose eviction drives they say threaten their livelihoods without offering any rehabilitation or alternative arrangement. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
The CITU-backed West Bengal Railway Hawkers' Union mobilised vendors from stations including Howrah and Sealdah for a rally in Kolkata on 4 July 2026, pressing for rehabilitation guarantees before any eviction is enforced. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
The West Bengal Railway Hawkers' Union (CITU) concluded its 4 July 2026 protest in Kolkata reiterating that no eviction drive should proceed until the government provides a credible rehabilitation plan for all affected street vendors. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)