A move against street food

A blanket ban on all street vendors and painting all with the same brush does seem unjustifiable.

With the number of cholera cases on the rise, Lalitpur Metropolitan City has announced a complete ban on roadside sales of savouries such as panipuri and chatpate in a bid to control the spread of the disease. Undoubtedly, the prohibition was influenced by hygiene considerations following a surge in the incidence of the dreaded cholera which is highly contagious and can cause death. But to put a blanket ban on all street vendors and painting all with the same brush does seem unjustifiable. While the quality of street food may be questionable, making an example of only street vendors is unnecessary.