Mangaluru, August 3, 2024: Street vendors of the city staged a protest near the service bus stand in Mangaluru on Friday to condemn the Operation Tiger launched by the City Corporation to evict street vendors. They also blocked the road near Clock Tower.
The protestors shouted slogans against the City Corporation and alleged that the operation was discriminatory as some stalls inside the service bus stand were not evicted. They also said the Mayor by acting against the street vendors is now on a jolly trip in the name of study. They said the MCC Commissioner’s assurance to stop the operation proved false as the eviction drive continued for the fifth day.
Several leaders of the Street Vendors Association including B K Imtiyaz, Sunil Kumar Bajal, Mustafa, Harish Poojary and others took part in the protest. The police who detained the protestors, later released them.