Minni Kumari Dogra

“Minni arrived in Southall as a three‑year‑old immigrant and has spent her entire life rooted in our community. Her career was based at Dogra & Co. Solicitors on Southall Green. She served as a school governor for 17 years.”

“After retiring, she retrained to teach English as a second language. But walking through Southall after the pandemic, she saw the decline caused by decisions made at Ealing Council. Minni began challenging these failures through letters, meetings, Freedom of Information requests, protests, and petitions on issues including overdevelopment, planning failures, broken pavements, the loss of ward forums, and cuts to vital public services.”

“Minni helped secure a public inquiry into the proposed Dominion car park towers, fought to save Southall Youth Centre, delivered a 4000‑signature petition to Downing Street to protect our Crown Post Office, opposed harmful CPZ extensions, and raised awareness of the proposed closure of half of Southall’s Children’s Centres – now subject to judicial review.”

“She understands Southall because she grew up in its story. Her commitment is simple: to give our community a strong voice and put Southall first.”