Accusing the Andhra Pradesh government of resorting to vindictive action against the street vendors under the garb of ‘Operation Lungs’ in the city, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) district president K.K. Raju has said that the anti-encroachment drive undertaken by the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has pushed thousands of poor vendors to the edge.
“Vendors were evicted without being served notice. Their shops were pulled down,” he alleged while addressing the media on Tuesday, after participating in a rally undertaken against the drive.
