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Traders urge Rahul Gandhi to defer INDIA bloc’s Nov 1 rally, say Rs 10,000 crore Diwali business at risk

CTI said road restrictions and barricades could cut festive sales by Rs 10,000 crore and urged parties to avoid large rallies in commercial areas.

  • The Chamber of Trade and Industry urged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to postpone the INDIA bloc's November 1 rally at Ramlila Maidan until after November 10, citing risks to peak festive trade during Diwali.
  • Traders warn the rally could disrupt business worth Rs 10,000 crore during Diwali, while businesses already suffered around Rs 3,000 crore in losses this month from repeated central Delhi protests.
  • CTI chairman Brijesh Goyal identified 20 wholesale and retail markets within a five-kilometre radius of the rally site, including Chandni Chowk and Karol Bagh, fearing road closures will choke commerce.
  • Responding on Monday, Gandhi asserted that protests would stop "in 30 seconds" if Prime Minister Narendra Modi sacked Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, blaming government restrictions for disruptions.
  • The rally remains scheduled as part of the opposition's campaign against alleged "vote chori," with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge previously indicating the party would deliberate on the traders' request.
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