Lucknow: Kashmiri vendors were allegedly assaulted by employees of the Lucknow Municipal Council, with their carts overturned in an arbitrary action, videos circulating on social media depicted.
As per reports, the dry-fruit vendors were rounded up and placed in a police van within the Gomti Nagar Police Station vicinity.
Nasir Khuehami, national convenor of the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association. has strike condemned the incident stating: “This is the 2nd Incident of this Month, 4th of this year. This unjust treatment infringes upon the rights of these Kashmiri sellers and sends a distressing message about the hospitality extended to individuals from different regions of our country.”
Expressing dismay, Khuehami stated, “It is disheartening to witness such treatment towards these hardworking vendors who have been part of Lucknow’s community for a long period,” and urged authorities to take immediate action.
Meanwhile, addressing the incident, Lucknow Police, in a post on X, said that routine measures were taken during ‘an anti-encroachment drive’, particularly as the bridge serves as a sensitive route for VIP movement.