Three letters to Rahul Gandhi. And now a last-ditch appeal to Sonia Gandhi. With just a day left for the INDIA bloc’s November 1 rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan traders have turned to the Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson, seeking her intervention to get the event postponed until after Diwali.
He said the protest could end in “30 seconds” if Prime Minister Narendra Modi removed Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The fresh appeal follows Rahul Gandhi’s response to traders earlier this week.
The mega-rally, planned for November 1 at Ramlila Maidan with an expected turnout of 10 lakh people, is estimated to bring 15,000 to 20,000 buses carrying protesters apart from private cars of the political leaders.
“We appealed to Rahul Gandhi, but he refused. “We are not opposing the rally. The mega-rally, planned for November 1 at Ramlila Maidan with an expected turnout of 10 lakh people, is estimated to bring 15,000 to 20,000 buses carrying protesters apart from private cars of the political leaders. The large number of vehicles, according to the Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI), will block roads leading to nearby markets putting business worth Rs 12,000 crore at stake. The CTI has warned that the rally, expected to draw around 10 lakh people, could bring 20 major markets in Old and Central Delhi to a standstill, disrupting business worth Rs 10,000-12,000 crore a day, according to its estimates. Dhanteras falls on November 6 and Diwali on November 8. November 1 is a crucial day for traders preparing for the festive rush, according to CTI.
Now our last hope is Sonia Gandhi,” CTI chairman Brijesh Goyal said. Goyal said traders were not opposing the rally but appealing to political leaders to protect their livelihoods during the festive season. We are pleading with folded hands to save our livelihoods during the peak Diwali season,” he said.
