Delhi Traders to observe Delhi Bandh on May 11

New Delhi, May 8 (UNI) The trading community of Delhi will observe a Delhi Bandh on May 11 to demand the Centre to introduce a Bill in ensuing session of Parliament to regularize commercial establishments in residential areas and unauthorized buildings in Delhi.

The decision to observe Delhi Bandh was taken today by leaders of about 200 trade bodies of Delhi at a meeting held at National Club in Walled City area.

Participating in the meeting, trade leaders strongly condemned the attempts to destabilise centuries old distributive character of trade in Delhi. In a unanimous resolution adopted at the Conference, the traders demanded the Union Government to immediately bring a Bill in ensuing session of Parliament for regularising business establishments of Delhi by maintaining status quo.

It was further demanded that in order to end the atmosphere of anxiety and chaos in Delhi markets, the Union Government immediately list introduction of Bill in business list of Parliament session.

The BJP Delhi Pradesh has announced its full support to the 'Delhi Bandh' to be organised by the traders.

''The BJP will not allow any Congress conspiracy of depriving the traders of livelihood to succeed. The additional constructions in the houses of Delhi will also be got regularised,'' senior BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Delhi BJP chief Harsh Vardhan, leader of the opposition in the Delhi assembly Jagdish Mukhi and leader of the Opposition in the MCD Subhash Arya said at a joint press conference.

Addressing reporters they said the Party will raise this issue inside and outside Parliament with full force.

''The only way left to provide relief to the people of Delhi is by introducing a Bill in the forthcoming session should announcing all the illegal and additional constructions as regular by implementing an Amnesty scheme. In view of the future of Delhi by framing far reaching public welfare schemes and by incorporating them in the new Master Plan, all round development of the entire NCR should be ensured,''the BJP leaders said.

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