IMPHAL, December 23: The Nupi Keithel Semgat Sagatpa Lup and the Nupi Keithel Sinpham Amadi Saktam Sagatpa Kanglup jointly called a press conference in connection with the non issuance of the vendor licenses today.
The vendors have set January 15, 2015 for the Imphal Municipal Council to issue the licenses or face agitations.
The press conference was called at the Ima Keithel Set No 1 with Paonam (O) Ebenu, Moirangthem Chandrasakhi and Naorem Chandrakala acting as the spokeswomen of the vendors.
Ebenu said the government had handed over the three Ima Keithels to the women vendors four years back.
She said the Imphal Municipal Council has already collected Rs 150 and passport photos from the vendors for their licence which are yet to be issued.
About two months back, the IMC started collecting a monthly tax of Rs 15 from each vendor, which has been increased to Rs 95 from this month, she said questioning as to what kind of a government policy is this where the vendors who have not received their licences are suppose to pay the tax.
Setting December 15 as the deadline for the IMC to act on the issue, she said the government should bear the responsibility of any untoward incident arising out of the issue.