Street vendors Vs. License Vendor Chaos at Khwairambandh Keithel

IT News
Imphal, Sept 15: Scuffled between street vendors 9who were selling vegetables in and around the 3 Khwairambandh Ima Keithel) and the License holder of the 3 Khwairanbandh Keithel created a chaotic condition at Khwairambandh Keithel today afternoon resulting the shutting of the three Keithel vendors.
At around 2.30 pm today when the street vendors were selling goods in and around the three Kwairambandh Keithel, the license holder vendor woman of the Khwairambandh Keithel and asked them to sell the goods at temporary market shed as it affect the selling of goods inside the market complex.  Heated argument occurred between the street vendors and the license holders’ vendors resulting to scuffle between the two groups. A police team led by City OC intervene the situation by driving out the street vendors occupying the space in front of the three market complex. Later, the representatives of the 4 Kwairambandh keithel rallied towards to Chief Minister Bungalow but they were stopped by the city police team. Speaking to media persons a representatives of the license vendor women said that the unnecessary problem is being created by the authority of the Imphal Municipal Council and appealed the authority to solve the mater by providing adequate market space for the street vendors. She further said that the occupation of the front portion of the 3 Khwwairambandh Ima keithel not only dirtied the place but also affect to the selling of goods by the license holder vendor women who are selling inside the market complex.