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• 12.00 am - 27 Sep 2024
• The Hindu

Congress rebukes Himachal Pradesh Minister who said street food stalls must display owners’ names

After rebuking Vikramaditya Singh, the Himachal Pradesh government said that no decision has been taken regarding stalls displaying owner's name.

The Himachal Pradesh government on Thursday, backtracking on minister Vikramaditya Singh's statement, said that no decision regarding the mandatory display of names by stalls and eateries has been taken by the administration, reported PTI. This comes after Singh faced flak for his announcement regarding the rule, and was reprimanded by the Congress party.

Singh, the public works and urban development Minister, had on Wednesday told media that it would be mandatory for street vendors, especially those selling food items, to display their identity cards at their shops. He had said that the call had been taken on the lines of the one taken by the Uttar Pradesh government.

"We have decided to make it mandatory for the street vendors to display their ID cards given by the street vendor's committee on the pattern adopted by the Uttar Pradesh government, which pioneered the idea," Singh had said.

The state government assured that it has not taken any decision on the rule that mandates street vendors to display nameplates or other identification at their stalls.

BJP leader Jai Ram Thakur, who is the Leader of Opposition in the Himachal assembly, said that Singh must stick to his decision.