BMC Commissioner Ashwini Bhide inspected footpaths in Vile Parle and directed officials to immediately remove unauthorised hawkers and encroachments under the 'Pedestrian First' campaign. In the first phase, the civic body aims to clear 320 km of footpaths across Mumbai to improve pedestrian safety. (Pics/X@myBMC)

Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday led an unscheduled protest march in central Kolkata against the eviction of hawkers, asserting that rehabilitation must precede any drive to remove roadside vendors. Pics/PTI