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Delhi Traders Urge Amit Shah To Ban Protests Till Diwali
- •The Chamber of Trade and Industry has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting a complete ban on protests and rallies in Delhi until Diwali.
- •Traders fear that demonstrations during the crucial festive shopping season will disrupt customer movement and cause massive financial losses.
- •The appeal comes ahead of a planned protest march by the Cockroach Janta Party in Connaught Place following recent arrests of its members.
- •CTI claims that a previous protest on October 10 resulted in business losses exceeding Rs 2,000 crore due to lockdown-like conditions in major markets.
- •The traders' body has previously urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restrict large-scale protests in central Delhi and establish permanent protest zones.
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The Chamber of Trade and Industry wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah to request a ban on protests and rallies in Delhi until Diwali. They are concerned that demonstrations during the crucial Navratri-Diwali festive shopping season will disrupt customer movement and severely impact business sales.
The Cockroach Janta Party called for a protest following the arrest and judicial remand of party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. The leaders were detained after allegedly crossing security barricades and entering Jantar Mantar without authorization to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The Chamber of Trade and Industry claimed that a protest on October 10 caused lockdown-like conditions in several parts of Delhi, resulting in business losses exceeding Rs 2,000 crore. The traders reported that shoppers and customers from outside the city stayed away from the markets despite shops remaining open.
