Over the years, the Banjara market has become a shopping destination to the gods for residents of Gurgaon, Delhi and Faridabad because of the availability of cheap crafts and other decorative items.
This year, when Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) destroyed the market due to fears encroachment earlier this month, ordinary buyers worried they had to look elsewhere for their festive shopping needs.
But many of the excitement of buyers, the market is now back and running in several locations.
The market was founded in sector 56 in Gurgaon about 15 years ago.
At present, several stores in the old market have returned while others operate next to the road to the extension of the golf course.
Buyers say they love their favorite markets back in time to shop in their diwali.
Dhananjay Verma, a resident of sector 32 residents, said, “All of my prayers were in the Banjara market every year for the past years.
I was disappointed that the market had gone.
But I was surprised to find it and run when I passed a place last week.
I am And my wife will go there this weekend to shop for the celebration season.
“Rishi Jain, who shop there a few days ago, added,” It’s much smaller now and fewer shops but the items are there.
” The seller in sector 56 said many people did not go down as usual before the festival but it could be due to lack of knowledge about the active market again.
“More people have to come when the word spread that we re-operate,” hope one shop owner.
The market offers a variety of candle wax tea with a small branch of the market operating on the road to the extension of the golf course, those who live in the outside society are also happy.
Arpita Shah, a citizen sector 67, told us, “Although it was agreed that encroachment must be handled and the market must be regulated, a person should not take so many livelihoods.
Also, the market has become a gurgaon that cannot be revoked.
Varieties are available there And the price is pretty good.
I’m glad I don’t need to go to sector 56 to buy items from there again.
It has moved closer.
“The market is known by handicrafts and other people’s home decorations, most of them live in Nearby, alert to the chaos caused by the market during the celebration season.
Mohammad Ayub, who underwent a stone’s throw from the market in sector 56, said, “Parking is a big problem.
I hope everything has thought before restarting the market.
I see it in limited space and service path.
Not occupied again, which is a safe change Come.
But this market needs to be set so that it can run smoothly.
“Arrays from lights are sold in some of the original stores still in September Sector 56in, HSVP has sent notifications to shop owners in the market in Sector 56, which ordered them to empty the area Because the market was established on public land.
In the first week of October, HSVP and Gurugram police destroyed the shops there after the seller moved.
Now, some shop owners have returned, occupying a small portion of the market.
The shop owner claims that they are trying to understand local administration so they don’t have to be expelled.
They then said that the expanse of the land they occupy is currently not public land and they ensure not to trouble anyone.
An official from HSVP told us that their problems were with shops established on public land and as long as they did not violate it, they could continue.
The source of the Civic body said they tried to find a middle ground so that the market could continue and public land was not interrupted.
For now, the market has drastically reduced with almost no presence on the service path as before.
Only a few remaining original shops.
Others have established stores in various parts of other cities, the majority along the road extension of the golf course.
The return of the Banjara market breathes life to the festive shopping of Gurugrammers in Diwali
