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Mumbai: ‘Include all 99,435 voters for hawkers election’
Updated On: 09 August, 2024 06:48 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has initiated the election process for the town vending committee, scheduled for August 29
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Former MP Sanjay Nirupam with BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani
A new development has emerged regarding the hawkers’ policy. Former Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Nirupam has called for the town vending committee election to include all 99,435 voters. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has initiated the election process for the town vending committee, scheduled for August 29. On Thursday, former MP Sanjay Nirupam and deputy leader of the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena met with BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani.
According to BMC data, 32,415 hawkers in Mumbai are eligible to vote in the hawkers’ policy election. However, Sanjay Nirupam has demanded that all 99,435 voters identified in the 2014 civic survey be included. He also urged the BMC to cease action against eligible hawkers and to provide alternative spaces if they need to be relocated.
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