Normal life was disrupted in varied elements of Jammu on Wednesday as merchants referred to as for a bandh to protest the “directionless policies” of the UT administration affecting the enterprise fraternity.
The bandh was referred to as by the Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry and was supported by all political events and the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, besides the BJP.
Traders and activists of political events held demonstrations at varied locations to protest in opposition to the “proposal of big companies like Reliance to open 100 stores in retail in Jammu”, as markets and streets remained abandoned in view of the closure of enterprise institutions. , a declare which the corporate stated is “completely untrue.”
The chamber had additionally raised different points, together with the closure of liquor bars, ban on banquet halls and the abolition of the annual Durbar transfer.
On liquor retailers, the group stated in a press release: “Earlier it was the liquor store house owners who obtained a setback from the so referred to as new excise coverage and now the liquor bar house owners are the subsequent goal of the anti-Jammu administration. Hundreds of liquor merchants have misplaced their livelihood because of the begin of e-auction of liquor retailers in Jammu and Kashmir.
“The goal of the annual Durbar Move course of was to keep up communal concord and brotherhood particularly among the many individuals of Jammu and Kashmir areas and cessation of this course of wouldn’t solely adversely have an effect on the standard bond between the 2 areas and their individuals but in addition commerce Will should Community.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
