Cobbler, cobbler mend my shoes Margao Municipal Council is to be appreciated for drive against clearance of hawkers, occupying passages, footpaths in the market It is certainly a good measure that leads to confiscation of valuable goods adding to the resources of the Municipality. The drive against this menace is selective and irregular. For the hawkers in and around Margao garden the business is as usual, obstructing much needed place for the movement of the pedestrians. The veranda and passage of the Municipality is adorned by the cobblers, which is definitely an eyesore. One wonders how on earth they have inherited this specific right to carry on their trade unhindered under the very eyes of the authorities. And why only the cobblers in particular? Near the bus stop at SBI , they create a filthy atmosphere and the cobblers near the Pimpalkata are a nuisance ,considering the narrow and heavily used road If the Govt is sympathetic to one trade in exclusion to all others similarly placed, then it is biased attitude of discrimination The authorities if they desire must rehabilitate them in a proper allotted place in the city. Nelson Lopes Chinchinim 9850926276
