Stations remain hawker-free, but commuters fear they`ll return soon
(WorldNews India)

MUMBAI: A day after MNS workers evicted vendors from outside Santacruz station, the area remained hawker-free on Monday . The scene was the same at Thane, Kalyan and Dombivli stations, where the party had started its drive on Saturday . On Monday afternoon, a police van and a BMC truck were parked outside Santacruz station, where the BMC demolished some two dozen illegal stalls. The fear of MNS violence and police presence may have kept the hawkers away , but activists and commuters seemed resigned to the fact that they would soon be back unless the authorities come up with a long-term solution to counter the menace. `It was a convenient walk down the station and platforms to the...