Sreelekha Mitra pens open letter to Agnimitra Paul on demolition drive: ‘Uplift the poor instead of pushing them’
West Bengal Urban Development Minister Agnimitra Paul on Monday conducted a surprise inspection of the Gariahat market in south Kolkata and directed officers and traders to improve sanitation and infrastructure. In the last few weeks, a major demolition drive targeting unauthorized and dangerous constructions across Kolkata has been in place. Bengali actor Sreelekha Mitra has asked Minister Agnimitra Paul to address some issues in the state. What Sreelekha wrote Bengali actor Sreelekha Mitra took to her Facebook account to pen an open letter to her to address the economical needs of the people first. She wrote, “Do not bull doze my thoughts please… Dear Agnimitra Paul I have known you for years, and I wanted to share a few personal thoughts. These are people born and raised within this very system, taught for years that this is normal. Now their very existence seems to have become a political issue. Cleaning the city is a worthy and necessary goal. Civic sense matters. But sadly Rome was not built in a day.” She added, “People need education, …








