Former PM HD Devegowda congratulates PM Modi on 'big victory'
Bengaluru: Former PM HD Devegowda on Thursday evening congratulated PM Narendra Modi on his ‘big victory’ in the general elections where the latter managed to secure history numbers to come back to the power.
Devegowda, who lost to BJP candidate Basavaraj G S from Tumkuru constituency thanked the voters, leaders and party workers of both Congress and JD(S) in a tweet.
He also vowed to continue the work towards the betterment of the society and added that it will ‘never stop’.
The JD(S) supremo then congratulated all the elected MPs and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the saffron party’s victory which will see them come back to power with nearly 350 seats of NDA.
I thank the voters, leaders, party workers of both @JanataDal_S & @INCIndia and everyone who supported me.
— H D Devegowda (@H_D_Devegowda) May 23, 2019
Our work towards betterment of the society will never stop.
Congratulations to all the elected MPs.
Congratulations to @narendramodi on the big victory.
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No more street vending on B’luru’s main roads, as govt plans to bring new policy for street hawkers
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday said that the state government has decided to formulate a new policy for footpaths in Bengaluru, under which street vending will not be allowed on main roads and sub-main roads.
Addressing the media after a budget preparation meeting and executive meeting of GBA corporations at Vidhana Soudha, Shivakumar said discussions were held with MLAs from the GBA region regarding the corporations’ budgets and key civic issues.
Leader of Opposition R. Ashok also participated in the meeting and shared his views. Officials from multiple departments, including police, BESCOM, BMRCL, BWSSB and BDA, along with ministers and legislators, were present.
He stated that all five municipalities have prepared their individual budgets, while MLAs have submitted their demands, including calls for ward-wise grants.
“We have decided to bring a new policy for footpaths. Citizens are struggling to walk as footpaths are encroached upon by street vendors,” Shivakumar said.
Highlighting the need to balance livelihoods and public convenience, he added that “a separate space will be provided for street vendors, and specific roads will be designated for their business,” ensuring that pedestrians can use footpaths without obstruction. He noted that there was unanimous agreement among MLAs on this approach.
Issuing a warning to vendors, Shivakumar said that authorities will act against those violating the rules. “If vendors operate during the day and leave their carts on the roadside at night, authorities will clear them. People should be aware of this,” he said.
Providing data on street vendors, he said that around 60,000 vendors have registered so far, of which 30,000 have applied for vehicles, and a tender has already been floated.
“Only those with street vendor identity cards will be allowed to do business. Those without ID cards will not be permitted to operate on the streets,” he added.
