Jain writes to urban devp secy over 'delay' in elections to town vending committees

Delhi Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain today wrote to the department's Secretary Renu Sharma, seeking to know the reason behind "so much delay" in holding elections to the town vending committees despite its notification in January.

The minister said it is "unfortunate" that constitution of town vending committees has already been delayed considerably and still being delayed for "no plausible reason".

"The Delhi Street Vendors (Protection of livelihood & regulation of Street Vending) Rules 2017 were notified on January 10, 2018. Even after passage of considerable time, low progress has been made in constitution of Town Vending Committees. The Supreme Court of India and Delhi High Court are pursuing the issue in one case or another," the minister said in a written communication to Sharma.

He said a lot of people from various areas in Delhi are meeting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, as well as him every day and narrating their plight as to how they are allegedly being "harassed" by the police, local bodies and various other departments.

"It may be intimated as to why so much delay in holding the elections for town vending committees has occurred. Please provide local body-wise list of voters falling within their respective jurisdiction.

"Action taken report be obtained from all the local bodies and put up to the undersigned (Jain) without any further delay," Jain said in the letter.