India, Sept. 10 -- A delegation of street vendors met Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Thursday and raised concerns over the alleged removal and eviction of vending stalls in the national capital ahead of the BRICS Summit, the Indian Hawkers Association (IHA) said.

The association claimed that around 800 to 900 street vendors accompanied the delegation to the Raj Niwas area and sought the LG's intervention to ensure that they are not displaced without following due legal process.

During the meeting, the vendors alleged that Town Vending Committees (TVCs) were being bypassed while action was being taken against street vendors.

The delegation cited the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Ve...