Anger has grown among shopkeepers at Varanasi’s Beniabagh Shopping Complex over fears that their shops may be removed. In protest, the shopkeepers shut their shops and created a commotion. They said the municipal corporation should first arrange an alternative place for their businesses, and only after that should any action be taken to remove the existing shops. During the protest, Samajwadi Party workers also supported the shopkeepers’ demands.
Municipal corporation should first make rehabilitation arrangements
The shopkeepers said they have been doing business here for a long time. If the shops are removed suddenly, they will face a livelihood crisis. They demanded that they be given a suitable alternative location until the construction of the new shopping complex, and that old shopkeepers be given priority in the future allotment of new shops.
Matter also pending in the High Court
There is a plan to declare the Beniabagh Complex dilapidated and reconstruct it. The shopkeepers have demanded that demolition should not be carried out without alternative arrangements. In the related matter, the Allahabad High Court on November 21 appointed two special commissioners to inspect the construction of temporary shops in Beniabagh Park. They have to submit an inquiry report. In this situation, attention is focused on the administrative and judicial process for resolving the dispute between the shopkeepers and the municipal corporation.
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