Jammu traders to organise shutdown against govt. moves denting local businesses
The Hindu
They oppose move to open 100 stores by Reliance and decision to end ‘Darbar Move’
Traders in Jammu are organising a one-day shutdown to protest against the ‘negative’ fallout on the businesses here due to a slew of measures taken by the Lieutenant Governor’s administration after the reading down of Article 370 on August 5, 2019.
“We stood behind the Centre on Article 370 and 35A. However, the kind of attitude of the L-G government towards Jammu people is not expected. Discontentment is on the rise in Jammu,” Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) president Arun Gupta said on Monday.
He accused the Union Territory (UT) administration of “disturbing Jammu trade” by measures that allowed outsiders to bid for sand mining and liquor licences. “The move to open around 100 stores by the Reliance company, which will have all goods under one roof, will dent the businesses of small traders in Jammu. It may provide jobs to 1,000 locals but will snatch livelihood of thousands of local traders,” he said.
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