Street vendors oppose construction of hostel at Khuman Lampak
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 13, 2013:
Ima Panthoibi Street Vendors' Union has appealed to the State Government to change the site for construction of Tribal Hostel from the Apex Cooperative Society located opposite to Khuman Lampak Bus Terminus.
The street vendors held a sit-in-protest decrying the construction of hostel at Khuman Lampak here today.
Talking to media persons, advisor of Ima Panthoibi Street Vendors' Union Y Indrani said that the proposed site at Khuman Lampak is inappropriate for construction of a hostel as it is a commercial area where thousands of people gather everyday carrying out daily commercial activities.
The State Government should plan for a market shed instead of a hostel at the site, she enjoined.
Hundreds of street vendors from different communities are earning their livelihood by selling goods at this place.
The State Government's plan to construct a hostel is against the interests of the poor people.
The Hostel should be constructed at a proper place other than this commercial area, the advisor reiterated.
She further announced that the street vendors would launch intense agitations if the State Government does not change the site for construction of Tribal Hostel.