Shillong, July 3: The Meghalaya High Court has intervened in the ongoing eviction drive of hawkers in the Khyndailad (Police Bazar) area, directing the...
The Shillong Roadside Hawkers Association (SRHA) has demanded the immediate suspension of the eviction drive and revocation of the no-vending zone status of Khyndailad (Police Bazar), recognising it as a natural market.
Deputy Chief Minister in-charge Home (Police) Prestone Tynsong has emphasized that the government's decision to relocate hawkers at Khyndailad area is aimed at benefiting them, rather than victimizing them.
Members of the Meghalaya and Greater Shillong Progressive Hawkers and Street Vendors Association (MGSPHSVA) staged a protest in front of the secretariat against the alleged illegal eviction drive at Khyndailad and demanded an emergency meeting of the provisional town vending committee (PTVC) to rectify the flaws.
Hawkers and street vendors refused to move from the Khyndailad area in protest against the eviction drive conducted by the Shillong Municipal Board (SMB) on Monday morning.
The Meghalaya and Greater Shillong Progressive Hawkers and Street Vendors Association (MGSPHSVA) on Sunday said it will not allow forceful evictions of hawkers in the Khyndailad area till flaws that include issuing licenses to persons having shops, are rectified.
The Committee on Environment of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly observed World Environment Day by holding a tree plantation programme at the Secretariat Administrative Block in Khyndailad, Shillong on Thursday.
