New Delhi : Demanding status quo ante, traders of Delhi will continue their agitation against the municipal corporations sealing and demolition drive, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said today after organising a meeting on the issue.
A unanimous resolution passed at the meeting – called in the wake of the enactment of The Delhi Laws (Special Provision) Bill, 2006 – demanded that the Centre and the Delhi Government immediately restore the electricity and water connections disconnected during the drive.
The MCD should de-seal the sealed establishments in order to restore normal trading activities in Delhi, CAIT said.
A traders delegation will meet Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit tomorrow to press the demands, CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said.
He said the agitation against sealing and demolitions shall continue till all business establishments as on December 31, 2005, are regularized.
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