Mangalore, June 14: The district unit of JDS will join with the street vendors in protest in front of DC Office here on Wednesday, against the Mangalore City Corporation for not allowing carrying out their business in the city and also against the use of civic tiger on them.
MG Hegde, State Secretary of the party told media persons here on Tuesday that MCC should realize that the street vending was the part and parcel of Indian economic system. He said in the pretext of beautifying and cleaning Mangalore, the MCC is hitting the daily bread of poor vendors.
Noting that the Supreme Court had upheld street vendors' right to earn a livelihood on pavements, he said MCC Commissioner is going against court order.
He also said that the MCC would not carry their operation in KS Rao Road, Bunder and other areas just because they receive bribes. There are several multi-storied buildings having no parking area, but MCC does not bother about it, he said.
He said MCC should not evict these vendors until it provides alternative livelihood for them.
JDS Organisational Meeting
Mr Hegde said a district level organizational meeting of Janata Dal will be held on June 21 at Hotel Woodlands in order to strengthen the party at grass root level. The meeting will be held under the leadership of Basavanagouda Patil Yatnal, Madhu Bangarappa, Basavaraj Horatti and Naraayana Swamy.
On the occasion committees to address the grievance of the public will be formed, he said.
JDS leaders Vasanth Poojary, Shashiraj Shetty, Yogish Shetty, Ravindra Ullal, Kasim and others were present.
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