“Stop humiliating tea vendors and other street vendors, demonstrate moral and political courage and support passage of street vendors’ bill in Rajya Sabha”, fasting street vendors ask main opposition party BJP “Come and clarify why do not you be condemned and protested for not passing street vendors bill in Rajya Sabha”, street vendor leaders tell […]
Street vendors protest at BJP central office in Delhi Main entrance of BJP central office remained jammed for hours Similar protests in other cities Angry street vendors shout, “Chai Chai Bolte Ho, Chai wale and Rehri Wale ke Pet Par Laat Marte Ho” The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday faced wrath of angry street
Street vendors stage protest against Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad at Patna BJP office for stalling passage of Street Vendors Bill in Rajya Sabha Street vendors also marched to residence of Ravi Shankar Prasad in Patna A large number of street vendors under the banner of National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI)
Dear All NASVI Members The Executive Committee meeting held in Delhi on 17-18 January, 2014 has decided the following: 1. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) would take place in Delhi from 29 to 30 March, 2014 2. Only those members would have the right to participate in the AGM, who would be submitting the filled
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Open Letter to Heads of Political Parties To The Heads of Political Parties Subject: Street vendors’ request to ensure passage of street vendors’ bill by Rajya Sabha in coming session of parliament commencing from tomorrow and end to harassment and extortion by police and municipal authorities Dear Sir/Madam Street vendors constitute a major mass of
Thousands of street vendors reach right up to doorsteps of Rahul Gandhi’s residence demanding passage of bill and freedom from extortion and terror of police and municipal agencies Rahul Gandhi announces, “We’re committed to protect rights and entitlements of street vendors. The bill would be passed and zero tolerance would be maintained on incidence of
Street vendors constitute a major mass of urban poor. They represent the informal/unorganized sector of retail industry and stand in sharp contrast to organized retailers like hypermarkets, supermarkets, big retail chains, etc. They contribute immensely to local economy and provide cheap and affordable services to cross sections of society. And, in performing that, they stand
Arvind Kejriwal comes out in full support of street vendors’ rights movement No street vendor would be evicted in Delhi and extortionist police and municipal officials would be put in jail, Delhi CM announces “I would write to the Police Commissioner and Commissioners and Mayors of Municipal Bodies to ensure compliance of Supreme Court order
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NASVI calls for ‘Street Vendors Parliament’ in Delhi on 31 January demanding passage of Street Vendors’ Bill by Rajya Sabha in coming February session of parliament and stop on extortion and terror of police and municipal bodies New Delhi, 29 January: Thousands of street vendors would join the’ Street Vendors Parliament’ being organized by the
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Street vendors join Arvind Kejriwal’s protest action at Krishi Bhawan in Delhi demanding passage of street vendors’ bill by Rajya Sabha in coming February session of parliament and stop on rampant extortion of money by police and municipal agencies New Delhi, 21 January: Beating winter chill and rain more than a thousand street vendors under
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