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Anantnag streets vendors protest ‘tough’ action

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Srinagar: Scores of vendors held protests against the alleged “highhandedness” by the Executive officer of Municipal Committee Anantnag and damaging of vending carts on Friday.
Reports said that dozens of carts were either completely or partially damaged by the municipal authorities.
They said that the Municipal Committee has been taking Rs. 30 per day from the streets vendors and they earn livelihood from vending.
“Today morning the Executive officer abused the venders and thrashed them without any reason,” they said.
The thrashing and beating of these people is in no means a solution to the issue,” said a protestor.
“We demand strict action against the erring official,” the protestors alleged.
The Traders Association and Civil Society Anantnag have also condemned the incident and demanded action against the authorities involved in it.
G.M Malik, Executive Officer Municipal Committee Anantnag when contacted, said that the action is in pursuance to the directions by Deputy Commissioner.
“I was under the directions from Deputy Commissioner to take action. The Deputy Commissioner’s vehicle got struck for half an hour because of these cart vendors had blocked the road,” he said, adding, “My team swung into action during which carts alongside the roads selling material was seized from the vendors.”
Responding to the allegations levelled by the vendors that they were thrashed and their carts were damaged, Malik said that they barged into the office compound and tried to attack his men. “We did it in self defence and I will go to any extent to safeguard my personnel,” he said. However, a video of the incident shows the officer rudely misbehaving with the vendors even an elderly woman. (GNS)


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