A day after seeking a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called an all-party meeting amid the on-going row a sealing drive.
A day after seeking a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called an all-party meeting amid the on-going row a sealing drive.
The Delhi Chief Minister has written a letter to BJP's Manoj Tiwari and Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken inviting them for a meeting on March 13, at his residence.
The sealing drive was undertaken by the municipal corporations of the national capital on the directions of a Supreme Court-appointed committee in December last year.
Under the drive, hundreds of commercial establishments have been sealed so far due to non-payment of conversion charges and violations of Delhi Master Plan.
On Saturday, in his letter to the prime minister, he stressed on bringing a Bill in Parliament to remove anomalies in the law which are the reasons behind sealing of commercial establishments, and warned that unemployment caused by the drive could impact law and order situation in the city.
"The reason behind sealing is anomalies in the law. It is the responsibility of the Central government to remove these anomalies," the chief minister said.
Kejriwal has also threatened that he would go on hunger strike if the sealing drive is not stopped by March 31.
Traders earn their livelihood honestly and pay tax. But, they are suffering due to sealing. There is only one solution now. A Bill has to be brought in Parliament to remove anomalies in the law and save traders from unemployment, he said.
However, an industry body has termed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's threat to go on hunger strike a "political drama".
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said the chief minister was shedding "crocodile tears" on the issue that affected the livelihood of numerous people in the last few months.
"Instead of talking about hunger strike, Kejriwal should honestly work for the traders and accordingly pass a bill for a moratorium on sealing in the upcoming session of the Assembly and send it to the central government for approval," CAIT secretary general Praveen Khandelwal said.
Meanwhile, in a show of solidarity, traders, under the aegis of the CAIT, are slated to hold a 'Delhi Trade Bandh' on March 13.
All major wholesale and retail markets of Delhi, including Connaught Place, Chandni Chowk, Karol Bagh, Sadar Bazar, Kashmere Gate, Bhagirath Place, Lajpat Rai Market, Khari Baoli, Naya Bazar, Kamla Nagar, Chawri Bazar, Nai Sarak, Khan Market, South Extension, Greater Kailash, Lajpat Nagar, Amar Colony and Defence Colony, would down their shutters on that day, the CAIT claimed.
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