Muslim street vendors who had been setting up shops at the Jwalanagar area of Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur city for nearly three decades were removed by the administration to make way for Hindu businesses. On January 15, close to 70 street vendors were removed from a stretch at Jwalanagar. Their slots were given to new Hindu vendors and that old Hindu vendors were allowed to return as well.

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Muslim street vendors who have been setting up shop at the Jwalanagar area of Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur city for nearly three decades have claimed they were removed by administration to make way for Hindu businesses. The local MLA has denied this.

Uttar Pradesh: Muslim street vendors displaced in Rampur to make way for Hindu businesses.

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