The surprising new entrant into Delhi politics is Arbind Singh, national coordinator and founding member of the National Street Vendors Association of India (NASVI). He is standing for election from Karawal Nagar in Northeast Delhi on a Congress ticket.
Arbind is admired in NGO circles for his spirited fight for the rights of hapless street vendors. He bonds easily with marginalized people, a quality which should help in Karawal Nagar, an industrial area populated by the working class and low income households.
Arbind spoke to Civil Society about his impressions of his constituency, his new role as a. . .