Not only rail vendors, even street vendors complain of such treatment. I used to be given a pass to travel but was not allowed to sell wares,” she said. “All we are waiting for is the implementation of the Street Vendors Bill, which will solve most of the problems,” said R. Geetha from the Unorganised Workers Federation. Fifty-year-old Amulu, a flower vendor in West Mambalam, recalled her experience while hawking wares on trains. After trying her hand at various jobs, she began selling accessories to women travelling by train.

Source: The Hindu June 12, 2016 00:01 UTC