TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Malls and markets in Delhi can now remain open till 10 pm, the government announced on Saturday. Delhi traders and businessmen had earlier urged the AAP government to permit the opening of markets ahead of the festival season.
Delhi BJP leaders had on Friday staged a demonstration near Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence, demanding permission for complete reopening of all weekly markets which were closed during the second wave of Covid-19.
The protesters, led by Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta and Leader of Opposition Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, marched towards the chief minister’s residence but were stopped by police at a barricade.
The protesters said if malls and liquor shops in the capital can be allowed to reopen, then the government should also allow the weekly bazaars to function, as they are the source of livelihood for lakhs of people.
“There is no law on reopening of liquor stores but weekly bazaars must reopen under a certain law framework, the statement said quoting the Delhi BJP president.
