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For Delhi’s street vendors, it’s not business as usual after HC order -Muneef Khan

-The Hindu

Removal of ‘illegal hawkers’ at Connaught Place has pushed them into distress

The removal of “illegal” hawkers and street vendors from Connaught Place market following an order from the Delhi High Court has left many worried about their future. While some attempt to carry out their businesses around Connaught Place, most say they “have nowhere else to go”.

According to the Delhi Street Hawkers Survey conducted by the government, 73,716 hawkers have been identified across the city from January 1 to September 30 this year and 54,599 have been approved. However, after multiple appeals by municipal councillors and street vendors’ associations, the Delhi Government has extended the survey period till December 7 in order to identify more street vendors.

In a dilemma

For Ashraf, a 30-year-old hawker from Bihar who sells apparels, the decision to bar “illegal” street vendors from operating in Connaught Place market has left him in a dilemma.

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