protests and a heavy police presence occupied parts of the market, affecting the movement of shoppers and leaving shopkeepers and vendors worried about business during this otherwise peak season While shops remained open. New Delhi: On Friday afternoon, Connaught Place once again witnessed thin footfall despite a festive season being underway.
The court has scheduled the matter for Oct 26. In fresh letters to Prime Minister, Union home minister and Delhi Police , traders reiterated that demonstrations be shifted from major commercial hubs as frequent protests were depriving them of crucial sales. Several traders’ associations have also approached Supreme Court , seeking relief.
A woman vendor from Gujarat, who visits CP every year to sell traditional Gujarati products, said the situation had dampened her spirits this season. However, there are hardly any customers,” she said. “My family had asked me not to come this time, but I still came.
Because of Tiranga Yatra, he said Supreme Court had indicated Friday that traders could be compensated if it found they had been unlawfully deprived of business.
KMTA president Sanjiv Mehra said all entry points to Khan Market from Nizamuddin, India Habitat Centre, Safdarjung and Race Course had been closed. Vinay Thakur, general secretary of Palika Bazaar Market Shopkeepers’ Association, said shopkeepers were experiencing their second consecutive weekend of disruption. “What about our right to earn a livelihood?”
Delhi Kirana Committee and Khan Market Traders’ Association are among the bodies that have filed petitions.