SHIMLA: Congress disowned with a disclaimer and a rebuke Thursday Himachal Pradesh urban development minister Vikramaditya Singh 's announcement of an "UP-like decision" to make it mandatory for restaurants, fast food outlets and roadside vendors to prominently display ownership details to ensure accountability for hygiene and food safety .
"So far, government has not taken any decision on mandatory display of nameplates or other identification of owners on their food stalls," a spokesperson for the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress ministry said.
Congress sources said AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge was "embarrassed" by the episode and had asked for Vikramaditya, who was in New Delhi, to be warned against making any such remark on "sensitive issues" without the govt's consent.
Congress's HP incharge Rajeev Shukla made an official statement in Jammu about discussing the "issue" with Sukhu and seeking a "clarification" from Vikramaditya. "No vendor needs to display ownership details. No such directive has either come from the CM or govt," Shukla said.
State govt confirmed that a seven-member panel, also including BJP MLAs, headed by industries minister Harshwardhan Chauhan had been set up on Sept 20 to frame a street vendors policy.
Vikramaditya, son of PCC chief Pratibha Singh and the late Virbhadra Singh, said Wednesday that HP had decided to follow UP govt's lead in making owners of eateries and roadside stalls and carts display their names as part of a food safety and hygiene drive. UP govt had issued the directive, a revised version of the one linked to Kanwar Yatra routes that Supreme Court had set aside in July, the previous day.
Vikramaditya jumping the gun on the decision to regulate food vending harks back to the rift between chief minister Sukhu's camp and state party chief Pratibha's faction earlier this year. On Feb 28, Vikramaditya announced his resignation as a cabinet minister at a presser amid brewing discontent over Sukhu remaining chief minister.
This happened a day after six Congress MLAs cross-voted in RS elections, leading to party candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi losing to BJP nominee Harsh Mahajan. Vikramaditya had then accused Sukhu of overlooking various MLAs' contribution and stifling their voices.
"So far, government has not taken any decision on mandatory display of nameplates or other identification of owners on their food stalls," a spokesperson for the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress ministry said.
Congress sources said AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge was "embarrassed" by the episode and had asked for Vikramaditya, who was in New Delhi, to be warned against making any such remark on "sensitive issues" without the govt's consent.
Congress's HP incharge Rajeev Shukla made an official statement in Jammu about discussing the "issue" with Sukhu and seeking a "clarification" from Vikramaditya. "No vendor needs to display ownership details. No such directive has either come from the CM or govt," Shukla said.
State govt confirmed that a seven-member panel, also including BJP MLAs, headed by industries minister Harshwardhan Chauhan had been set up on Sept 20 to frame a street vendors policy.
Vikramaditya, son of PCC chief Pratibha Singh and the late Virbhadra Singh, said Wednesday that HP had decided to follow UP govt's lead in making owners of eateries and roadside stalls and carts display their names as part of a food safety and hygiene drive. UP govt had issued the directive, a revised version of the one linked to Kanwar Yatra routes that Supreme Court had set aside in July, the previous day.
Vikramaditya jumping the gun on the decision to regulate food vending harks back to the rift between chief minister Sukhu's camp and state party chief Pratibha's faction earlier this year. On Feb 28, Vikramaditya announced his resignation as a cabinet minister at a presser amid brewing discontent over Sukhu remaining chief minister.
This happened a day after six Congress MLAs cross-voted in RS elections, leading to party candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi losing to BJP nominee Harsh Mahajan. Vikramaditya had then accused Sukhu of overlooking various MLAs' contribution and stifling their voices.
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