Nagpur: City police lathicharged traders from Mominpura who tried to keep their shops open on Wednesday, the second day of the 25-day state-wide lockdown.
Traders from the Sitabuldi Merchants’ Association gave a 48-hour ultimatum to the Maha Vikas Aghadi-led government to withdraw the lockdown with restrictions or else they would reopen their non-essential commodities businesses from April 9.
The BJP’s Vyapari Sanghtana led by MLCs Girish Vyas and Pravin Datke also protested against the state government.
Teams from the riot control police department had to be deployed at Mominpura, Itwari and Jaripatka to maintain law and order in the state’s second capital.