Gym owners sell equipment in protest

Ludhiana: Expressing anger for not being given permission to open gyms and local body building centres, members of several body building associations and gym owners gathered on a city road on Tuesday afternoon to stage a protest against the central government for not giving them permission to open their businesses.
They have been raising the issue that if the state government couldn’t fulfil their demand of allowing them to open their gyms and body building centres, then it would be impossible for all of them to manage their household expenses because these are the only sources of their income.
One of the members of a body building association Amarjot Singh said, “After the imposition of lockdown, gyms and body building centres were closed down by the home ministry but now the government has given relaxation to each and every sector, then why is the government not giving permission to gym owners for re-opening their business, which is totally unfair because a large number of youth are involved in this business for fulfilling their basic needs.”
“We are struggling to manage the daily expenses of our families as for the past few months we didn’t earn even a single penny for managing all kinds of household expenses,” he further said.
Another member of the same association Backy said,“After getting fed up with the none-cooperative behaviour of the government, all body builders took to the road for selling gym equipment and indulged in related activities in protest against the ruling government for not listening to our long pending demand. They have failed to take appropriate action for the welfare of body builders and gym owners.”
“We are appealing to the government bodies that they should reconsider their unlock rule and give exemption to gym owners for reopening their businesses after following social distancing and health safety norms,”' another member said.