Steep hike in fine raises rehri vendors’ hackles

MC Commissioner G.S Ghuman,however,said,“The fine has been hiked to reduce the number of rehris on the city roads and increase the traffic flow.”

But a number of vendors have more than four rehris with them and hence for them it is better to bring a new rehri rather than going to MC authorities to pay fine for getting the rehri released.

During the last few days,MC Commissioner himself had carried out this drive resulting in widening of a number of roads. However,as has been the case in the past,most of them re-emerged on most of the roads forcing the commissioner to increase the fine. This fine has to be paid every time a rehri is seized.

The commissioner said,“If our men will visit the market everyday,it will be difficult for the rehri vendors to deposit the fine so frequently.”

However,the rehri vendors are seeking solution rather than being targeting them everyday. Even last yea in a special meeting held with the then commissioner,Vikas Partap,they had demanded a rehri market so that they could take a break from the Tehbazari raids.