If you are a regular stroller of the Gurgaon Sector 14 market, you would have noticed an environmental change recently. The place no longer seems the same, curtsey some new administrator in Gurgaon. He is on a safai chalao abhiyaan to clean whole of Gurgaon and throw away roadside vendors who encroach the corners of the streets to make a living. No momos sellers, no rolls to roll your fingers on to. Just vacant spaces. Even the no of people visiting that place have reduced.We might soon see elderly people coming to sec-14 market for morning walks.
Well, a lot of people would say that "its good that he is working" or "atleast someone is doing his job." But now when you go to that place, the only thing that you can see is a lot of empty spaces and a lot of can-not-do-anything-about-it faces. If you want a cup of tea, you should either leave your residence/college after having one or you should really have the eye to see some chaiwala selling his chai with a kettle in his hands and hiding away from policemen. I fortunately ran in to one and asked him what was going on. "Naya sahab nai maan raha bhaiya. Sab hata dia. Daily basis pe bhi nahi rehne de raha." Common guys, m sure there must be enough illegal buildings or illegal floors within buildings in Gurgon to break. Or, the crime has always been there to cater to. That could be given priority over this kind of cleaning.
Although, I never thought I would ever think like Medha Patkar or Mamta Banerjee, or any other socialist for that matter, but you cannot expect roadside vendors to actually buy spaces in markets and sell "chana jor garam." The administration is not even going to do anything with the empty space created.
A Democracy in which people end up loosing is worthless.
Well, a lot of people would say that "its good that he is working" or "atleast someone is doing his job." But now when you go to that place, the only thing that you can see is a lot of empty spaces and a lot of can-not-do-anything-about-it faces. If you want a cup of tea, you should either leave your residence/college after having one or you should really have the eye to see some chaiwala selling his chai with a kettle in his hands and hiding away from policemen. I fortunately ran in to one and asked him what was going on. "Naya sahab nai maan raha bhaiya. Sab hata dia. Daily basis pe bhi nahi rehne de raha." Common guys, m sure there must be enough illegal buildings or illegal floors within buildings in Gurgon to break. Or, the crime has always been there to cater to. That could be given priority over this kind of cleaning.
Although, I never thought I would ever think like Medha Patkar or Mamta Banerjee, or any other socialist for that matter, but you cannot expect roadside vendors to actually buy spaces in markets and sell "chana jor garam." The administration is not even going to do anything with the empty space created.
A Democracy in which people end up loosing is worthless.
Maybe, the buck stops here... :)
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