Traders’, transport bodies not to participate in ‘Bharat Bandh’

New Delhi, Dec 7 : The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) and All India Transport Welfare Association (AITWA) on Monday said that their members will not participate in the December 8 ‘Bharat Bandh’, adding that the government should though look into the farmers’ demands and resolve the issues at the earliest.
Both associations said in a joint statement here that their members in commercial markets across the country will open their premises and conduct business as usual and run normal transport services on December 8.
CAIT National President BC Bhartia, Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal and AITW Chairman Pradeep Singhal and National President Mahendra Arya said in the joint statement: “So far, neither any farmer organisation nor any farmer leader has approached us to seek out support to the Bharat Bandh.” “The leaders said that at a time when several rounds of talks have been held between the government and the farmer leaders, it is not appropriate to organise any bandh. We are of the confirmed opinion that the talks between the government and the farmer leaders will bear fruitful results.” “We have all sympathy for their demands and call upon the government to resolve the issues at the earliest by looking into the genuine demands of the farming community.” The farmers, like traders and transporters, are an important part of the national economy and therefore immediate steps are needed to resolve their issues, said the leaders.