NEW DELHI: The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) wrote to the Opposition leaders, urging them to persuade the Congress to reschedule Sunday’s rally at Ramlila Maidan to a date after November 10-11 after end of the festivities culminating in Diwali.
It turned to the Congress allies, including Akhilesh Yadav, Mamata Banerjee, Tejashwi Yadav, and Uddhav Thackeray, seeking their intervention to save the peak Diwali shopping season.
At stake, according to the traders’ body, is daily business worth Rs 10,000-12,000 crore across around 20 major wholesale and retail markets in central and Old Delhi.
CTI chairman Brijesh Goyal said the association was not against the rally but feared that the expected gathering of 10 lakh people and 15,000-20,000 vehicles could bring commercial activity to a standstill. “We are not opposing the rally. We are pleading with folded hands to protect our livelihoods during the peak Diwali season,” he said.
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