Ujjain: Shopkeepers stage dharna against UMC officials

Ujjain: Shopkeepers of Mahakal temple area staged a dharna on Wednesday to protest against the civic body officials who penalised them in the name of maintaining cleanliness. According to sources a gang of Ujjain Municipal Corporation was inspecting the area and when it started charging penalty from the shopkeepers, they lost their cool and staged a dharna against the UMC officials. The shopkeepers and restaurant owners told that polythene bags should be banned are not being used here and in the temple but still the UMC officials are imposing penalties on petty shopkeepers.