Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 3: Apni Party General Secretary Vikram Malhotra today demanded revocation of restrictions on the operations of business in Jammu and Kashmir.
Vikram Malhotra said that the business establishments have suffered due to COVID-19 lockdown.
Malhotra was speaking at a function organised here at Ward Number 6 near Vivekananda Chowk here by the Apni Trade Union.
He expressed surprise over the continuation of restrictions on the restaurants and banquets etc., in J&K which has affected them badly and unemployed people who were associated with the trade.
“The discriminatory decision to continue restriction should be revoked and they should be permitted to open their business outlets with 50% sitting capacity,” he said.
He said that the COVID guidelines should be followed by the people, but the restrictions which are unjustified should be removed. When Punjab and Himachal Pradesh could allow the restaurants with certain conditions, he said, adding that the J&K Government should have no objection to it.
He also raised the issue of unscheduled power cuts in the skin scratching weather conditions in Jammu and rising price of essential commodities.
In this function, Dr Bodh Raj Baghuwansi among 22 other people and a BJP leader Amarjeet joined the Apni Party.
Apni Party Provincial President, Jammu, Manjit Singh, Provincial President of Apni Trade and Commerce Union, Raj Sharma, Apni Trade Union President, Ajaz Kazmi, Provincial Secretary, Dr Rohit Gupta and many others were present on the occasion.
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