Association welcomes Jt. Commissioner’s action

The Mysuru Street Vendors Association has welcomed the action by the Joint Commissioner not to evict street vendors and allow them to carry out their business.

The association said that more than 6,000 poor families, which were dependent on mobile eateries for their livelihood, heaved a great sigh of relief.

Nearly a month

Urs, president of the association, told

The Hindu that the corporation that resorted to the eviction of street vendors took nearly a month to realise its mistake.

The corporation was aware of the fact that its action was “inhuman and illegal” and against the instruction of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, he said.

The Mysuru City Corporation on May 13 cracked down on fast food vendors in the city, evicting them from streets saying food sold on streets was a health hazard.

Appeal

The association of street vendors wrote to the Human Rights Commission, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

It had also met the Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake and appealed to him to instruct the Commissioner to allow the fast-food eateries to function.

Mysuru City Corporation on May 13 cracked down on fast-food vendors