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From domestic help to MLA: Starting new job, Kalita Maji says she knows pain of poor

The Indian Express·Ravik Bhattacharya·18 days ago
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Maji’s husband, Subrata, is a plumber and the couple has a son, who recently appeared for Class 12 exams. (Express Photo) Kalita Maji, the newly elected MLA from West Bengal’s Ausgram, must get used to a different schedule. The 38-year-old, who worked as a domestic help before the polls, is set to start work as an elected public representative. “Now it is time to serve the people, all the people (in my constituency). So I will not be able to continue serving the few homes where I worked as a help. But they are close to me, and I will stay in touch with them. But now there is greater responsibility on my shoulders. I have to bring development to my constituency,” Maji told The Indian Express over the phone. “I belong to a poor family. So I know the pain of the poor and their needs. People have blessed me, and I will work for them,” she said. Platipal Patra lives in the Guskara municipality of Purba Bardhaman district and is among Maji’s former employers. “We are happy and proud of her.…

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