An oft-repeated justification by the administration for removing vendors is that the shopkeepers of established markets object to the presence of traders since their business is adversely affected due to the supposed obstructions caused by vendors. The truth is that vendors offer stiff competition to shopkeepers by offering goods at lower prices. After getting the vendors removed through the intervention of police and municipal officials, the shop owners use the vacated space in following ways:

• Hire a man on a minimal salary to vend the wares of their own shop while giving the appearance of being a vendor;
• Charge exorbitant rents from vendors for sitting outside their shop.