JK News Today
Jammu, March 05:
Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) state vice-president Yudhvir Sethi today led the protest of shopkeepers and owners of other businesses including small time vendors in Old City areas against IGP Traffic Basant Rath’s drive.
Calling the IGP Traffic’s style as dictatorial attitude, hundreds of shopkeepers and small time vendours accused the traffic chief for also not behaving properly with them. The protestors alleged that their articles were destroyed and damaged by the traffic authorities during routine checking.
The businessmen and traders of Old City informed the BJP senior leader Yudhvir Sethi that the traffic officials not only damaged their articles but also abused and assaulted them. They said that this dictatorial attitude of traffic authoriries was hampering their livelihood. They demanded that traffic authoriries must manage their own affairs and leave the work of JMC to its officials.
Sethi said that the BJP government will not tolerate such attitude of officials towards its own people and said that the matter will be taken up with higher authoriries. He asked JMC to first identify special sites for PhariWallas (vendors) and then deal with them accordingly onky if they are occupying roads or carriageways.
He asked traffic authorities to not to harass vendors and businessmen in Old Jammu City and if they have any issue, the matter can be taken up with elected representatives of Businessmen of all important bazars. However, harassing the traders without any provocation or abusing them will not be tolerated. Yudhvir Sethi assured the protesting traders that their issues will he taken up with higher authoriries that ensured that no one harases them.
