Chandigarh, December 28: Vendors of Sector 17 on Friday opposed the decision of the Administration to declare Sector 17 a no-vending zone and held a candlelight march.
Mohinder Singh Chalia, president of the Vendors Association, said the MC and the Administration had been working under traders’ pressure and had decided to remove the vendors without any reason. The vendors said Sector 17 had no residential area and it was one of the major tourist centres of the city. They said vendors were allowed at tourist places all over the world.
Babla demands inquiry into survey
Congress councillor Devinder Singh Babla has demanded an inquiry into the survey conducted by an agency regarding vendors in the city. Babla alleged that the survey was conducted without any proper verification.
He said many vendors had approached him and said they were ready to give a statement in front of the inquiry agency.
