Over seven lakh traders across Delhi shut their businesses today to protest against the relentless sealing drive.
Aam Adami Party MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj was cornered by a group of angry traders at South Extension Part-1 market.
The MLA, from Greater Kailash constituency, had come to South Extension market to extend his support to the traders.
"We support no political party. We are here to protest against the relentless sealing drive by MCD. Where had you been the last one month when the MCD was going on sealing our shops?" asked a protester.
“If MCD submits a plan (to stop sealing), we will not oppose it and will forward it to the LG (Lieutenant Governor). This is all the city government can do," said Bhardwaj.
The MLA, in response, said that the only way to stop the relentless sealing is by pressurising the central government to formulate a rigid law.
Bhardwaj tried pacifying the traders saying that the sealing drive done by MCD was outside the jurisdiction of Delhi government.
The angry protesters, however, continued asking questions about the agencies under Delhi government which had facilitated them in extending their shops.
How can you (Bhardwaj) skip responsibility? What was the government doing when the Delhi Jal Board that supplies water to our shops, the electricity provider, the tax collector and many other agencies under you legitimately took money from us and facilitated extension of our shops?” asked a protester.
Baffled with the questions of the protesters, Bhardwaj fled in a hurry.
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