Traders warn they won’t obey new lockdown

Nagpur: Shopkeepers of the city under the aegis of Nag Vidarbha Chamber of Commerce (NVCC) have threatened vehement agitation if a lockdown is imposed by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) in the coming days. They have made it clear they will not obey the lockdown.
A meeting was held between mayor Sandip Joshi, NVCC office-bearers, additional commissioner Ram Joshi and other NMC officials on Wednesday afternoon. NVCC president Ashwin Mehadia warned NMC officials not to even think of lockdown.
“We have suffered a lot due to lockdown in summer months. We don’t have any money to make two ends meet. We also have to take care of our employees. Under such conditions, if a lockdown is imposed it will be disastrous for us,” Mehadia told TOI.
BJP city president Pravin Datke said things had come to such a pass because neither guardian minister Nitin Raut nor the officers were taking public representatives into confidence. “They act as bridge between citizens and government,” he added.