Chew on this, street food off road

FOR CLEAN DELHI: The SC's decision to say no to the roadside food in Delhi came as a bid to keep its streets clean.

ibnlive.com is on mobile now. Read news, watch videos
be a Citizen Journalist. Log on to m.ibnlive.com NOW!

Related Stories

• It's goodbye to Delhi street food

• Centre puts Delhi sealing on hold

• PMO, Renuka spar: Hot meals or packaged food for kids

Top Headlines

Top Videos

Most Popular

• Gujarat dry status an ideological hangover? 

• India dry, Pawar says well-stocked for 13 months | Drought diary 

• Manmohan, Gilani fix up meeting without a date 

• India puts it in writing: Pak planned 26/11 

• Burger King apologises to Hindus for offensive ad 

• SC takes up plea against gay sex, issues notice 

• Suspected Dawood aide acquitted in fake currency case 

• Another 'lover' arrested at Sania Mirza's house 

• Mumbai, Pune and Delhi face 30-40 pc water shortage 

• Mysore: PFI activists clash with police, lathicharged 

• MP drought-hit 

• Sariska tigers siblings, incest dangerous: Experts 

• 2016 Games contenders go all out to woo voters 

• Watch: Zardari admits to nurturing terrorists 

• SC takes up plea against gay sex, issues notice 

• CJ: Delhi-based builders make off with money 

• Pune reels under 40 per cent water cuts 

• RTI against college lands DCE student in trouble 

• Sports officer attacked for fighting corruption 

• Watch: Ferreira talks about sports and Union Budget 

• Forbes India: 20 stocks you must own 

• Dry state Gujarat reels under hooch tragedy 

• Burger King apologises to Hindus for offensive ad 

• Army honours Mohanlal with Lieutenant Colonel post 

• India puts it in writing: Pak planned 26/11 

• Another 'lover' arrested at Sania Mirza's house 

• MP drought-hit 

• Sariska tigers siblings, incest dangerous: Experts 

• Mamata dismisses corporate structure for railways 

• Mysore: PFI activists clash with police, lathicharged 

Photogallery

Find us on Facebook | Join IBNLive community

Stay ahead with G-Talk Buddy | Click now!

New Delhi: In what may come as a major disappointment to all those who swear by street food, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered all vendors and hawkers in the Capital to stop cooking on the streets.

This means that the hot, spicy paranthas, mouth-watering chaat and tikki or the crispy pakoras in the evenings are soon going to be just a memory.

The apex court's decision to say no to the roadside food in Delhi came as a bid to keep its streets clean. They can, however, cook food at home and sell it in packets.

Reactions to the court's order were immediate. "There should be an order to eat only raw food," said a resident of Delhi. Another reasoned, "One likes to eat the food here because it's served hotIf we start getting packaged food here, I don't think it will be enjoyable."

However, there were some like Madhu Kishwar, an activist working with Manushi, who were rather curt: "A stupider order could not have been passed."

"You will see widespread violation of the law and the things will continue merrily as before. All it'll mean is that the bribe rates will go up," she added.

The foodies in the Capital are also going to miss out on bread pakoras, samosas, momos, bread-omelette, fish fry, rolls among other things.

The hawker-vendor debate has been a long-standing battle but with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi now set on allocating designated areas for hawkers and the court stopping all street food, Delhiites feel its killing the soul of the city— the gully food and the street talk.

(With Arunoday Mukharji)