PoliticsNHRC directs states to protect local vendors during festival season
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has instructed all States and Union Territories to protect the livelihoods and rights of local vendors, hawkers, potters, and small traders during Navratri, Diwali, and Chhath Puja. The NHRC emphasized no unnecessary eviction or harassment, and where relocation is needed for safety, alternative vending spaces must be provided. Arbitrary seizure of goods is also prohibited.
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