Gujarat Food Stall Ban | ‘Government Has Left Thousands of Hawkers Unemployed’: Gujarat Street Vendors

On 15 November, Gujarat’s Ahmedabad became the fourth city to ban the sale of non-vegetarian food on roadside stalls. The decision was taken citing Gujarat’s ‘traditions’, ‘identity’, and the proximity of non-vegetarian food stalls to public roads, schools, and religious places by Ahmedabad’s civic administration. Facing the brunt of this sudden decision, the hawkers in the city have been left in a lurch.