No decision yet on requiring eateries to display names of owners: Himachal Pradesh government
This came a day after state minister Vikramaditya Singh claimed that eatery owners had been ordered to display their names and identification cards.
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A day after Himachal Pradesh minister Vikramaditya Singh said he had ordered food stall owners to display their names and identification cards, the state government said it had not yet decided on the matter, The Indian Express reported.
“So far, the state government has not made any decision regarding the mandatory display of nameplates or any other form of identification by the vendors at their stalls,” the newspaper quoted a government spokesperson as saying. “The government is committed to addressing the issues related to street vendors and will consider all suggestions thoughtfully before making a decision.”
A committee headed by state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Harshvardhan Chauhan has also been formed to look into the street vendors’ policy, the spokesperson said, adding that it included Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs.
This committee was constituted by Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania against the backdrop of communal tensions pertaining to Shimla’s Sanjauli mosque.
Members of the BJP and the Vishva Hindu Parishad have claimed that the mosque has been constructed illegally.
The tensions were triggered by a fight between two shopkeepers from different communities and led to Hindutva groups demanding mandatory registration of migrant workers as well as the demolition of portions of the mosque.
Singh on Thursday sought to clarify his previous comments on the matter...
