To protest against sealing in the national capital, the traders in Delhi on Friday have announced a 48-hour strike. Over 2500 markets and 7 lakh commercial establishments are shut as part of the two-day Delhi Trade Bandh.
“In a span of two months as many as 5,000 shops have been shut and no reason is given by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi before sealing a shop”, Praveen Khandelwal, Secretary General, Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) told
He added, there are various authorities working in Delhi on top of it there is a lack of coordination among them which leads to unsystematic planned development. So, we demand that Special Task Force under the chairmanship of Delhi LG to ensure timely planned development.
Both wholesale as well as retail shops across Delhi will be shut till Saturday. The business is expected to incur a loss ₹1,800 crore per day during the bandh affecting 20 lakh people who are part of the trade. It will also cause a loss of revenue of ₹150 crore to the government.
“Once the strike gets over, we will review the situation for a week. If nothing comes from the government, we can call for the protest again. The government should think about the losses that the traders, daily wage earner and even the government also incurring”, said Ramesh Khanna, National Secretary, CAIT.
Connaught Place, Karol Bagh, Defence Colony, Green Park, Greater Kailash, Kamla Nagar, Chwari Bazar are some of the prominent markets which will remain shut during the two-day strike.