Protests and Tensions Emerge Over Anti-Encroachment Drive in Old Delhi's Chandni Chowk

In Old Delhi's Chandni Chowk and Jama Masjid areas, Muslim street vendors protested against the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's anti-encroachment drive following a Delhi High Court order to clear illegal stalls. Vendors claim their livelihoods depend on these spaces and seek protection under the Street Vendors Act, while traders' groups criticize the protests, labeling participants as encroachers occupying public land. Police have been deployed to maintain order amid tensions between vendors and local traders demanding enforcement of encroachment removal.