THANE: A day after the activists of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) vandalized unlawful vendors outdoor Thane railway station, the entire stretch remained hawker-free on Sunday. Commuters had a simple get admission to to the station.
Barring newspaper vendors, there used to be no longer a single hawker seen alongside the nearly 300m-long highway below Satis deck. Many vendors must have evaded set up shop fearing backlash from MNS activists who gave the impression to be made up our minds to stay the station premises hawker-free.
Around 300 hawkers, most of them hailing from the North, had no possibility but to observe quietly because the MNS activists broke their carts and threw their wares at the highway, inflicting massive losses all over the Saturday violence.
The town police, which is investigating the rioting case, is but to make arrests. However, police officers had been deployed at the spot to prevent any untoward incident from happening.
Meanwhile, whilst activists have dismissed the one-day MNS action as a political stunt, commuters have prolonged their give a boost to and are proud of the action taken.
"The hawkers used to block the lanes towards the station. They used to get aggressive if anyone tried to point out their mistake. The authorities must now buckle up and ensure that they do not set up stalls again," stated Poonam Sharma, a Thane resident and day by day commuter.
Traders additionally heaved a sigh of reduction as some of these hawkers used to blatantly set up stalls outdoor their shops, blockading footpaths. "The hawkers outside Thane station used to blatantly block space and also indulge in violence. Any attempts to evict them have met with stiff resistance. The authorities were unable to remove them too," stated a dealer.
The hawkers running in other portions of the town stated they're additionally below risk of violence as any splinter group may all of sudden attack them. Accordingly, they're now pushing for a rapid identification and allocation of hawker zones.
"The hawkers operating in the station area are not affiliated with any association and have set shop at free will. The genuine hawkers operating for years in the city are suffering for no reason now. We will now follow up with the state and municipal administration to speed up the implementation of a hawkers' policy. The menace will not be sorted unless the administration takes some concrete steps," stated Shaukat Mulani, president of a hawkers union in Thane.
Meanwhile, the railway management has claimed to have taken steps to do so towards hawkers. "There are no hawkers present on the railway premises. The railway protection force has taken stern action against hawkers this year as compared to last," stated Sunil Udasi, chief public relations officer, Central Railway.
The MNS has reiterated that it'll proceed to do so towards unlawful hawkers till the authorities get a hold of a concrete resolution. "We have warned the hawkers not to set up business here henceforth else they will face the music from our activists. Commuters have been facing the brunt of these vendors who squat outside the station blocking the road," stated MNS Thane president Avinash Jadhav.
Barring newspaper vendors, there used to be no longer a single hawker seen alongside the nearly 300m-long highway below Satis deck. Many vendors must have evaded set up shop fearing backlash from MNS activists who gave the impression to be made up our minds to stay the station premises hawker-free.
Around 300 hawkers, most of them hailing from the North, had no possibility but to observe quietly because the MNS activists broke their carts and threw their wares at the highway, inflicting massive losses all over the Saturday violence.
The town police, which is investigating the rioting case, is but to make arrests. However, police officers had been deployed at the spot to prevent any untoward incident from happening.
Meanwhile, whilst activists have dismissed the one-day MNS action as a political stunt, commuters have prolonged their give a boost to and are proud of the action taken.
"The hawkers used to block the lanes towards the station. They used to get aggressive if anyone tried to point out their mistake. The authorities must now buckle up and ensure that they do not set up stalls again," stated Poonam Sharma, a Thane resident and day by day commuter.
Traders additionally heaved a sigh of reduction as some of these hawkers used to blatantly set up stalls outdoor their shops, blockading footpaths. "The hawkers outside Thane station used to blatantly block space and also indulge in violence. Any attempts to evict them have met with stiff resistance. The authorities were unable to remove them too," stated a dealer.
The hawkers running in other portions of the town stated they're additionally below risk of violence as any splinter group may all of sudden attack them. Accordingly, they're now pushing for a rapid identification and allocation of hawker zones.
"The hawkers operating in the station area are not affiliated with any association and have set shop at free will. The genuine hawkers operating for years in the city are suffering for no reason now. We will now follow up with the state and municipal administration to speed up the implementation of a hawkers' policy. The menace will not be sorted unless the administration takes some concrete steps," stated Shaukat Mulani, president of a hawkers union in Thane.
Meanwhile, the railway management has claimed to have taken steps to do so towards hawkers. "There are no hawkers present on the railway premises. The railway protection force has taken stern action against hawkers this year as compared to last," stated Sunil Udasi, chief public relations officer, Central Railway.
The MNS has reiterated that it'll proceed to do so towards unlawful hawkers till the authorities get a hold of a concrete resolution. "We have warned the hawkers not to set up business here henceforth else they will face the music from our activists. Commuters have been facing the brunt of these vendors who squat outside the station blocking the road," stated MNS Thane president Avinash Jadhav.
Day after MNS vandalism, Thane station sports a hawker-free look
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