Jewellers to observe Statewide bandh tomorrow

By Staff
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Mumbai, May 29 (UNI) The Maharashtra Rajya Saraf Mahamandal (MRSM) with the support of the All India Gems and Jewellery Federation (GJF) has announced a State-wide bandh tomorrow.

Over six lakh jewellers in the State are expected to join the bandh to press demands for better security against the criminals.

The jewellers will hold a peace morcha and a dharna at Azad Maidan in South Mumbai at 1100 hrs.

As many as 30 instances of robbery in jewellery stores were reported in the past eleven months in which materials worth Rs 10 crore was looted.

A joint delegation of MRSM and GJF will meet Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil to address their grievances.

MRSM is a registered association representing nearly one lakh jewellers in the State. GJF has more than 3 lakh jewellers as its members and over 3 million employees nationwide.

UNI

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