Social activist Medha Patkar has appealed to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to revoke the blanket ban on cycling in Kolkata, saying this will work against poor and working class people who are dependent on this "inexpensive" mode of transport to earn a living. In a letter written to Mamata, Patkar said she was stunned to know that the Kolkata Traffic Police had recently passed an order banning cycles, hand carts, pull carts, tri-cycles and other forms of non-motorised transport off the roads from 174 major and minor streets in the metropolis.
Posted on: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:55:10 +0000
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