Lawyer Mamata's 30-Year-Old Robe: Who Preserves This Historic Relic?

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News18•04-02-2026, 17:30
Lawyer Mamata's 30-Year-Old Robe: Who Preserves This Historic Relic?
- •Alok Kumar Das has carefully preserved the lawyer's robe worn by Mamata Banerjee 30 years ago.
- •On July 9, 1996, then Congress leader Mamata Banerjee used Alok Kumar Das's robe to argue a case in Metropolitan Magistrate Court No. 6 at Bankshall Court.
- •The case involved 47 Congress workers facing charges related to the July 21, 1993 incident.
- •Alok Kumar Das has never used the robe since, dry-cleaning it annually and keeping it as a cherished item.
- •He dreams of returning the robe to Mamata Banerjee, hoping it finds a place in a future museum dedicated to her.
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