A section of Pous mela stall- owners demonstrated before Visva Bharati University Vice- Chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty and shouted 'Go back' slogans when he along with other varsity officials asked them to vacate the fair ground in Santiniketan.
The Visva Bharati authorities said in view of the earlier decision taken in a meeting between stall-owners' body 'Bolpur Byabsayee Samity' and the university, it was unanimously decided that the fair would continue till December 26.
However, as the traders refused to close down the stalls on Friday citing poor crowd due to rains on December 26, the last day and some of them tried to sell products even on Friday, the VC ordered the fair ground be locked on Saturday.
When the VC visited the fair ground on Saturday a section of the traders demonstrated before him and chanted 'Go back' slogans.
Bolpur Byabsayee Samity general secretary Sunil Sinha said as there was a slump in business at Pous Mela this year due to rains, so the stall owners wanted that they be allowed to continue business on fair ground for two more days "to make up the loss."
Visva Bharati spokesman Anirban Sarkar blamed the stall-owners "for the adamant attitude on their part."
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