Elphinstone Road stampede impact: Newspaper vendors ask not to be moved

Fed up of the repeated action against them after the Elphinstone Road stampede by the BMC, railways and the police, newspaper vendors have again demanded the status of essential services provider. They also want the eviction drive against them to stop.
Representational Image"If there is an emergency in the city, the government does not stop the distribution of newspapers along with essentials such as milk, vegetables and medicines. This is because newspapers are a communication channel between i