Dushyant Singh Pundir
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 27
Facing losses due to the lockdown, a delegation of the Chandigarh Beopar Mandal today called on UT Adviser Manoj Parida.
Mandal president Anil Vohra said they told the Adviser that traders were not happy with the decision of the Administration of imposing the weekend lockdown only on shopkeepers whereas the entire city was open and people were moving freely.
'Those dealing in non-essential items hit hard'
Charanjiv Singh, chairman of the Chandigarh Beopar Mandal , said traders dealing in non-essential goods were having a tough time with less than 25 per cent sales and it had become difficult for them to pay rent, salaries and meet other expenses.
Charanjiv Singh, chairman of the mandal, said traders dealing in non-essential goods were having a tough time with less than 25 per cent sales and it had become difficult for them to pay rent, salaries and meet other expenses.
Kamaljit Singh Panchi, general secretary of the mandal, said in addition to the weekend lockdown, the odd-even system had been imposed on small traders in booth markets. "It has become difficult for them to survive. This system should be discontinued so that they can earn their livelihood," he added.
Vohra said the Adviser had assured the deputation that they would review their demands sympathetically. He hoped a positive result would come out soon.
Vohra said earlier, they had a webinar with presidents of different sector market associations in which a unanimous decision was taken that the UT Administration should roll back its decision on the weekend lockdown and the odd-even system. He said it was also unanimously decided that the traders would be forced to organise a protest if the Administration failed to review its decision.
Meanwhile, representatives of the Tricity Salon Association also met the Adviser and pleaded that the weekend lockdown was worsening their financial condition as these two days in normal circumstances contributed 50 per cent business of the week.
The association emphasised that the city had more than 25,000 families, who lived off the salon business and requested that in case they were required to shut down for two days, then it should be on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
During a meeting through videoconferencing yesterday, the Union Cabinet Secretary had advised the states and UTs to consider revival of the economy before going in for any kind of lockdown.
On various issued being faced by the trading community in the city, Parida said they would discuss all issues at a meeting with the Administrator tomorrow and take a decision accordingly.
Neeraj Bajaj, president, Chandigarh Business Council, said, "All shopkeepers and traders are already suffering huge losses as there is hardly any business and they rely on working all seven days to meet the monthly expenses. The two-day lockdown results in 40 per cent loss of business."
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