The hawkers joined the protest with placards, fearing that the hawkers might be evicted due to the construction of a Sky Walk near the Kalighat temple. But Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim made it clear on Wednesday that no hawker would be evicted.
On this day, Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim came to see the work of expansion of Shiriti crematorium in Behala. He was accompanied by Tarak Singh, Mayor of the Sewerage Department of Calcutta Purnigam. Regarding the eviction of the hawkers who came to see the expansion work on that day, the mayor said, ‘Those who were hawkers are being relocated. There is no eviction. The hawkers on the sidewalk have been asked to move a little as the piling work is going on. There are many old houses here. So be told to work very carefully. Work is underway to remove the car so that there is no damage. However, there is no question of evicting the hawkers
A few days ago, during the New Year, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee came to pay homage at the Kalighat temple and raised the issue of making Sky Walk. However, the state government had already decided to build a Sky Walk at Kalighat. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has long wanted a Sky Walk in Kalighat like the Dakshineswar Temple. The mayor also raised the issue of the Chief Minister when he came to see the work of Siriti crematorium. He said, ‘The Chief Minister had said a long time ago for the expansion of this crematorium. Two more electric furnaces, a reservoir and a wood furnace will be built in the crematorium.