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Street Vendors: Street Vendors To Be Booked For Destroying Blocks At Lal Kothi | Jaipur News
Jaipur: Officials of the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) have decided to lodge formal complaint against street vendors for destroying the blocks installed for beautification on the road adjacent to the Lal Kothi Sabji Mandi.
JDA had procured these blocks depicting Rajasthani themes as a part of the Signal-Free Project at the Laxmi Mandir Tiraha.
There are allegations that these street vendors had uprooted them so that they can place their carts on the roads to sell products. This has damaged government property worth lakhs.
“We have decided to lodge a formal complaint against these street vendors. These vendors had not only blocked these roads but are also inviting private vehicles to be parked on the road where we had constructed the underpass,” said a JDA official.
Engineers of JDA had earlier lodged a complaint with the Jyoti Nagar police. JDA officials alleged that instead of accepting the compliant against street vendors, police were trying to evacuate a few of street dwellers who stay in the adjacent pavements.
“Since officers of Jyoti Nagar Police station were trying to defend the street vendors, we did not pursue the complaint. However now, we are going to lodge a fresh compliant at senior level,” said an official from JDA.
“Earlier, when we tried to remove the street vendors a senior and known politician had created ruckus and stopped us from doing so,” the JDA official added.
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JDA had procured these blocks depicting Rajasthani themes as a part of the Signal-Free Project at the Laxmi Mandir Tiraha.
There are allegations that these street vendors had uprooted them so that they can place their carts on the roads to sell products. This has damaged government property worth lakhs.
“We have decided to lodge a formal complaint against these street vendors. These vendors had not only blocked these roads but are also inviting private vehicles to be parked on the road where we had constructed the underpass,” said a JDA official.
Engineers of JDA had earlier lodged a complaint with the Jyoti Nagar police. JDA officials alleged that instead of accepting the compliant against street vendors, police were trying to evacuate a few of street dwellers who stay in the adjacent pavements.
“Since officers of Jyoti Nagar Police station were trying to defend the street vendors, we did not pursue the complaint. However now, we are going to lodge a fresh compliant at senior level,” said an official from JDA.
“Earlier, when we tried to remove the street vendors a senior and known politician had created ruckus and stopped us from doing so,” the JDA official added.
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Over 50% of street vendors benefited under PMSVANidhi
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MP Su Venkatesan announced that over 50% of street vendors in Madurai have received loans under the PMSVANidhi scheme. According to a survey conducted by Lady Doak College, 70% of vendors in the city are women, with 40% being single mothers, widows, or lacking family support. The loan melas organized by the Madurai corporation have streamlined the process, with banks such as Canara Bank, SBI, IOB, Indian Bank, Bank of Baroda, and TMB distributing loans. However, vendors still find the loan approval process complex and believe that political affiliations influence benefits received.
US state department ex-official held for harassing halal food vendor in New York
A former US state department official, Stuart Seldowitz, was arrested in New York for hate crime stalking after a video showed him calling an Egyptian halal street vendor a terrorist and saying the death of 4,000 Palestinian children wasn’t enough. Seldowitz, 64, was charged with aggravated harassment, stalking causing fear, and stalking at a place of employment. The video went viral, showing Seldowitz arguing with the vendor over the Israeli-Hamas conflict. Seldowitz claimed his comments calling out the vendor’s support for terrorism were appropriate.
A former US state department official, Stuart Seldowitz, was arrested in New York for hate crime stalking after a video showed him calling an Egyptian halal street vendor a terrorist and saying the death of 4,000 Palestinian children wasn’t enough. Seldowitz, 64, was charged with aggravated harassment, stalking causing fear, and stalking at a place of employment. The video went viral, showing Seldowitz arguing with the vendor over the Israeli-Hamas conflict. Seldowitz claimed his comments calling out the vendor’s support for terrorism were appropriate.
Vendor-turned-cabbie steals coconuts to clear rummy debt
A 23-year-old cabbie named Mohan Shivalingappa, from Tamil Nadu, was arrested in Bengaluru for his involvement in criminal activities. Shivalingappa stole 1,150 tender coconuts worth Rs 42,000 from a labourer named Rajanna. The stolen coconuts were recovered along with a car and a bike worth Rs 8.7 lakh. Shivalingappa, who had incurred a debt of Rs 4 lakh due to his gambling addiction, used to sell the stolen coconuts to other vendors at wholesale rates.
A 23-year-old cabbie named Mohan Shivalingappa, from Tamil Nadu, was arrested in Bengaluru for his involvement in criminal activities. Shivalingappa stole 1,150 tender coconuts worth Rs 42,000 from a labourer named Rajanna. The stolen coconuts were recovered along with a car and a bike worth Rs 8.7 lakh. Shivalingappa, who had incurred a debt of Rs 4 lakh due to his gambling addiction, used to sell the stolen coconuts to other vendors at wholesale rates.
