Hathikhana went into complete shutdown on Wednesday
Vadodara: One of the biggest wholesale markets for food grains and provisions in Hathikhana went into complete shutdown on Wednesday, causing chaos among the retailers, to protest against the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) teams conducting drive for implementing the face mask and social distancing rule.
The traders demanded that the civic officials tender apology and refund the penalties taken from some shop-owners.
VMC standing committee chairman, Hitendra Patel and former mayor, Sunil Solanki had to rush there and pacify the traders.
“The civic officials walked in the market and began penalizing shop-owners. They accused the traders of not following social distancing norms and and avoiding masks,” said Nimesh Mehta, president, Baroda Grain Market Association (BGMA).