CHANDIGARH: Vendors of Sector 17 on Friday held a candlelight protest in opposition to the MC’s decision to shift them to Sector 15. They additionally instructed the civic frame to roll again its decision of creating Sector 17 a no vending zone.
“We have been operating right here for the last many years. The market has a selected set of customers and with time we've built our industry on those lines. We fear that transferring to other site will hamper our profits. Not only this, with time, we've earned the loyalty of our customers, and we can have to start out far and wide again at the new vending spot,” the distributors of Sector 17 mentioned.
“We request the MC to withdraw its decision to make Sector 17 a no vending zone. We are in a position to go away Sector 17 Plaza, however we urge the civic frame to settle us someplace in Sector 17 only,” mentioned Shailender Kumar Pandey, president of Sector 17 distributors’ affiliation.
“Sanjay Tandon and BJP leaders have supported the buyers and no person is being attentive to us. If our calls for don't seem to be met, we can gherao the residence of MP Kirron Kher. How do we earn our bread and butter, if our companies will get spoiled,” Panday added.
As per the MC information, Sector 17 has 544 registered distributors. The civic frame is making plans to shift them to Sector 15. The Chandigarh administration has declared Sector 1 to Sector 6 and Sector 17 as no vending zones. Initially, Sectors 19 and 22 were additionally kept in the similar category, however later the administration rolled again its decision.
“We have been operating right here for the last many years. The market has a selected set of customers and with time we've built our industry on those lines. We fear that transferring to other site will hamper our profits. Not only this, with time, we've earned the loyalty of our customers, and we can have to start out far and wide again at the new vending spot,” the distributors of Sector 17 mentioned.
“We request the MC to withdraw its decision to make Sector 17 a no vending zone. We are in a position to go away Sector 17 Plaza, however we urge the civic frame to settle us someplace in Sector 17 only,” mentioned Shailender Kumar Pandey, president of Sector 17 distributors’ affiliation.
“Sanjay Tandon and BJP leaders have supported the buyers and no person is being attentive to us. If our calls for don't seem to be met, we can gherao the residence of MP Kirron Kher. How do we earn our bread and butter, if our companies will get spoiled,” Panday added.
As per the MC information, Sector 17 has 544 registered distributors. The civic frame is making plans to shift them to Sector 15. The Chandigarh administration has declared Sector 1 to Sector 6 and Sector 17 as no vending zones. Initially, Sectors 19 and 22 were additionally kept in the similar category, however later the administration rolled again its decision.
Sec 17 vendors protest over shifting
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