TIL Desk/Business/New Delhi/ A mixed response is expected to the ‘Bharat Vyapar Bandh’ on Friday with differential impact across various states, traders’ representatives said. Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal told that markets in the national capital will close after 2 PM.
Sharing feedback on the Bandh’s impact in other states, he said all major markets will be shut in states like Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, whereas it is expected to have 70-80 per cent impact in South India and over 80 per cent impact in the North East states.
CAIT had called for Bharat Bandh to protest against issues related to Goods and Services Tax (GST) and e-commerce. Khandewal said going forward, CAIT would launch an aggressive agitation from March 1 in various states targeting chief ministers across political parties on GST related issues. However, traders’ bodies are split over joining Friday’s nationwide shutdown call.
