CPI(M) submits 16-point memorandum, seeks halt to street vendor evictions, flags SIR concerns
The CPI(M) has submitted a 16-point memorandum to the Karnataka government opposing the eviction of street vendors and raising concerns about urban infrastructure projects. The party also criticized proposed waste management tenders and property tax conversion fees.
Why it matters
This reflects the tension between urban development initiatives and the protection of informal sector livelihoods in rapidly growing cities.
The CPI(M) submitted a memorandum requesting the State government to immediately halt the eviction of street vendors in Bengaluru, stressing that the recent drives were being carried out without adhering to the provisions of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, and directions issued by the Supreme Court.
During a convention on Sunday, the party submitted a 16-point memorandum to Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, raising demands on issues including street vending and the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), besides issues concerning waste management, transport, housing, labour welfare and civic governance.
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