Chandigarh, June 2 -- Under the banner of Foot Path Cycle and Rehri Fadi workers union street vendors from across the city on Monday on Monday staged a protest against the municipal corporation (MC) office in Sector 17 to press for their demands. The protestors submitted a memorandum to the MC highlighting several issues faced by street vendors and seeking immediate intervention.

In the memorandum, the union stated that the last survey of street vendors was conducted more than 10 years ago. Referring to the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, the union emphasised that vendor surveys should be conducted every five years and demanded that a fresh survey be carried out at the earliest.

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