Dear Cockroach Janta Party Team,

My name is Prajakta Hiremath, and I am writing to seek your support for my mother, Mrs. Sharda Hiremath, a widowed woman who has been earning her livelihood by running a small dosa stall at Ramoshi Gate, Pune, for the past 22 years.

Until March 2024, my father stood beside her and helped run the stall. After his passing, my mother has been managing everything alone. I am married and live with my husband's family, and I have no siblings. My mother is my only parent and my only support in this world.

For more than two decades, my mother has peacefully carried out her business alongside several other food vendors in the area, including shev pav, sandwich, Chinese, pani puri, and pizza stalls. During all these years, there has never been any dispute with any of them.

However, around six months ago, a Manmohan Panipuri outlet rented the shop behind my mother's stall. Since then, my mother has been subjected to continuous harassment. Repeated complaints have allegedly been made to the Pune Municipal Corporation against her stall with the apparent intention of disrupting her livelihood and forcing her to vacate the place. Before they rented the premises, the same shop was occupied by Shanti Steels, and we never had any issues with them.

Dear Cockroach Janta Party Team,

My name is Prajakta Hiremath, and I am writing to seek your support for my mother, Mrs. Sharda Hiremath, a widowed woman who has been earning her livelihood by running a small dosa stall at Ramoshi Gate, Pune, for the past 22 years.

Until March 2024, my father stood beside her and helped run the stall. After his passing, my mother has been managing everything alone. I am married and live with my husband's family, and I have no siblings. My mother is my only parent and my only support in this world.

For more than two decades, my mother has peacefully carried out her business alongside several other food vendors in the area, including shev pav, sandwich, Chinese, pani puri, and pizza stalls. During all these years, there has never been any dispute with any of them.

However, around six months ago, a Manmohan Panipuri outlet rented the shop behind my mother's stall. Since then, my mother has been subjected to continuous harassment. Repeated complaints have allegedly been made to the Pune Municipal Corporation against her stall with the apparent intention of disrupting her livelihood and forcing her to vacate the place. Before they rented the premises, the same shop was occupied by Shanti Steels, and we never had any issues with them.

My mother is not asking for anyone else's space, nor is she interfering with anyone's business. She only wants to continue earning an honest living through the stall she has run for over two decades.

Watching a widowed woman being repeatedly harassed and placed under constant mental pressure simply for trying to earn her daily bread is heartbreaking. As her only daughter, I live every day with the fear that this continuous harassment could seriously affect her health, safety, and peace of mind. If anything unfortunate were to happen to my mother because of this sustained harassment, I would be left without the only parent I have.

We have approached the authorities through a formal police complaint requesting protection and appropriate legal action. I am reaching out to your team because your movement has consistently spoken about standing with ordinary citizens who are being treated unfairly.

I humbly request you to look into this matter, amplify our voice if you find it appropriate, and help ensure that my mother can continue her livelihood without fear, intimidation, or harassment.

Thank you for your time and consideration. I sincerely hope you will stand with a hardworking widow whose only wish is to live and work with dignity.

Kind regards,

Prajakta Hiremath Pune, Maharashtra