Vendors' dharna at Freedom Park, Bengaluru

Members of the Street Vendors Association gathered at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on 8 July 2026, staging a dharna against the Karnataka state government's order to remove footpath vendors from the city.

The Street Vendors Association held a demonstration at Freedom Park, Bengaluru, demanding the Karnataka government withdraw its directive to evict footpath vendors across the city.

Footpath vendors in Bengaluru took their protest to Freedom Park on 8 July 2026, with the Street Vendors Association calling the state government's clearance order a threat to their livelihoods.

A Karnataka state government order to clear footpath vendors prompted members of the Street Vendors Association to stage a protest at Freedom Park, Bengaluru, on 8 July 2026.

The Street Vendors Association organised a dharna at Freedom Park in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 8 July 2026, protesting the state government's directive to evict vendors from city footpaths.

Street vendors affiliated with the Street Vendors Association held a sit-in at Freedom Park, Bengaluru, on 8 July 2026, defying the Karnataka government's order to vacate city footpaths.

Members of the Street Vendors Association demonstrated at Freedom Park, Bengaluru, on 8 July 2026, opposing the Karnataka state government's move to evict footpath vendors from the city's commercial zones.

Vendors demanding relief from the Karnataka government's eviction directive assembled at Freedom Park, Bengaluru, under the banner of the Street Vendors Association on 8 July 2026.

The Street Vendors Association brought together footpath vendors at Freedom Park, Bengaluru, on 8 July 2026, in a unified demonstration against the Karnataka state government's order to clear vendors from city footpaths.