JAMMU: Street vendors and shopkeepers in Jammu on Friday held a protest outside the residence of National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah, opposing the anti-encroachment drive carried out by the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC).
Concerned about large-scale encroachments on roads and lanes by street vendors and shopkeepers, which have resulted in severe traffic jams and congestion, the JMC along with the police conducted a massive anti-encroachment drive in Jammu, triggering protests from vendors.
Scores of vendors, mostly from the Kashmir Valley, who had set up stalls to sell winter clothing were angered by the drive and the confiscation of their goods.