Chandigarh, Feb. 3 -- Problems faced by street vendors dominated the first janta darbar convened by newly elected city mayor Saurabh Joshi on Monday. Four days into his term, Joshi held the "Your City, Your Voice" at the municipal corporation (MC) building in Sector 17, where a large crowd turned up, including a significant number of street vendors from different parts of the city.

Due to the heavy rush, the darbar, initially held in the mayor's office on the fifth floor, had to be shifted to the open area downstairs. However, even there, authorities struggled to manage the crowd. As the situation became difficult to control, Joshi asked those who could not raise their issues to submit their representations in writing. "I had not expecte...