Traders protests against opening of Reliance Retail Stores in Jammu

Jammu : Traders of Jammu on Tuesday lodged a Strong Protest against the opening of Reliance Retail Stores in Jammu. Different Trade associations under the banner of Traders Federation Ware House Nehru Market(Regd.) Jammu gathered in front of the main gate of the warehouse and have expressed their anguish over the opening of Reliance Retail Stores in Jammu. Wearing Black Strips, Traders have expressed strong displeasure over the proposal of big companies like Reliance to open stores in Jammu in the retail sector, saying that if this happens then small shopkeepers of Jammu will be ruined and their shops will be closed. Traders will not allow this to happen.

Sh. Deepak Gupta, President Traders Federation Ware House Nehru Market Jammu while addressing media on this occasion said that we have been continuously appealing to the government to take some steps to save the small traders of Jammu but no plea is being heard. Now the government has given permission to open the network of Reliance Fresh stores in Jammu. Reliance is opening more than 100 stores in Jammu province. These stores will sell everything from groceries to medicines and electronics to liquor. Then who will go to the small shopkeepers running the shops in our streets when these stores are opened?, Gupta asked.

Gupta said that If the government does not listen to them and does not stop Reliance Store from coming to Jammu, we will come on roads, hold dharnas and go on hunger strike. Talking of Jammu Bandh on Wednesday, Sh. Deepak Gupta said that this is the first step of our agitation. If the government does not listen to them, traders will go for indefinite Strike.

On this occasion Sh. Prithvi Pal Gupta, Ex-General Secretary Chamber of Commerce and Industry Jammu, Sh. Kirti Gupta, president Dal Merchant Association, Sh. Rajesh Bhagotra, President Sugar Association, Sh. Munish Mahajan, Sr. Vc. President Traders Federation Ware House Nehru Market, Sh. Abhimanyu Gupta, Vc. President, Sh. Sham Lal Langer, General Secretary, Sh. Vishal Gupta, Secretary and Sh. Amit Gupta, Cashier of the Federation, Sh. Ashok Sharma, Sh. Gareesh Bajaj, Sh. Rajesh Gupta, Sh. Rajeev Gupta, Sh. Rahil Gupta, Sh. Nitin Gupta, Sh. Vijay Gupta, Sh. Ankush Gupta, Sh. Sumeet Mahajan, Sh. Nikhil Mahajan, Sh, Ashok Mahajan, Sh. Anil Aggarwal, Sh. Vikas Gupta, Sh. Anadi Gupta, Sh. Amit Mahajan, Sh. Sushil Mahajan and Sh. Naman Mahajan was also present.