New Delhi, Jan 23 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urges Centre to bring Ordinance, if required to protect traders from sealing.
Taking to his micro-blogging site Twitter, Mr Kejriwal said, "I urge Centre 2 bring Ordinance, if reqd, 2 protect Delhi’s traders from sealing. Del govt offers all cooperation to Centre, whatever is needed. Economic situation already grim. Sealing has hit traders v hard. It is our duty to protect them. Else no of people wud become jobless."
Commercial establishments in various parts of the city on Tuesday remained closed following a bandh called by the Confederation of All India traders (CAIT) in protest against the on-going sealing drive carried out by the civic bodies.
More than seven-lakh traders of over 2,000 business establishments have shut their business for a day. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Congress and the BJP's traders' wings are also supporting the bandh.
The trade wing of AAP staged protest holding bowls in their hands to protest against sealing drive here. Traders of Karol Bagh also protested on the same.
Delhi Police has made elaborate arrangements in markets across the city to avoid any untoward incident.
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