“Hawking is not illegal, Eviction of Hawkers is.”

While the Prime Minister talks of ‘pakoda’ selling as employment generation for the nation, and the Chief Minister declares ‘telebhaja’ (fried snacks) as an alternative ‘shipla’ (industry) for the state, the ground reality is totally different. Self-employed ‘street vendors’ are seen as a nuisance by civic authorities across the country. A Groundxero report on the recent […]