Trade activity worth Rs 5k cr affected in Delhi: CAIT
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20 days of farmers protest affects Rs 5,000 cr of trade
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Farmers protests affected trade, economic activities worth Rs 5,000 cr: Traders body ANI | Updated: Dec 15, 2020 17:43 IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): The farmers protests affected trade and other economic activities worth Rs 5,000 crore during the past 20 days, said Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Tuesday.
As per a statement, an estimate of about 30 to 40 per cent of the goods coming to Delhi have been affected by the protests, adversely affecting trade activities.
The CAIT held a meeting with leaders of sectors of the economy associated with agriculture, calling on farmers to resolve their issues by talking to the government, and also called upon the Centre to listen to the farmers.
Farmers protests affected trade, economic activities worth Rs 5,000 crore: Traders body
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The CAIT held a meeting with leaders of sectors of the economy associated with agriculture, calling on farmers to resolve their issues by talking to the government, and also called upon the Centre to listen to the farmers. The leaders sympathised with the legitimate demands of the farmers saying that it was essential to convert the deficit farming to profit farming and to encourage common farmers to continue in a better way.
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It further said that while they respected the farmer s democratic right to protest, it must be ensured that the democratic rights of other sectors may not be encroached upon.