Dikhyaa Mohanty 
The unlocking in Delhi has begun on May 31 but the traders’ body here showed deep disappointment over the government’s move while requesting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to review the decision.
In an appeal by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) to Arvind Kejriwal stated that the unlocking process has no meaning for about 15 lakh traders in Delhi as they are still not allowed to operate their business activities.
The appeal further stated that only construction activities and factories have been allowed to open but the markets will remain closed till June 7 till 5 a.m. and the traders of Delhi have no choice but to wait for one more week.
The CAIT also said that concern of keeping Covid under control is appreciable but at the same time, a judicious decision was anticipated where markets could have been opened with staggered timings and classifying Delhi trade into wholesale and retail verticals while observing Covid safety protocols.
Praveen Khandelwal, Secretary General CAIT stated that without having markets open, how the construction activities will be operative in absence of required building material and other items. Even the factories will also face the same music since raw material required by them for production will also be not available because the markets in Delhi are closed.
He also added that Delhi, which has a positivity rate of almost 1.5 per cent and less than 900 cases per day, has preferred to keep the markets closed without realising the miseries being faced by Delhi traders on account of the closure of shops past more than one month.
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