Small vendors fear that they will be forced to shut shop because of the new showrooms that will line-up along the Kashi Corridor.
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The Modi-led government in Uttar Pradesh has been facing flak for its development drive in Kashi. Locals claim that once they move out of the area, they won’t find jobs anywhere else. Small vendors fear that they will be forced to shut shop because of the new showrooms that will line-up along the Kashi Corridor.
