Bharat Bandh today: Commercial markets to stay shut as traders protest against GST, rising fuel prices
Over 8 crore traders from across the country will join the Bharat Bandh on February 26, while around 40,000 traders will also observe a strike. File photo
Updated: Feb 26, 2021, 06:12 AM IST
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has called for a Bharat Bandh on Friday (February 26). Traders across the country are demanding a review of the provisions of the goods and services tax (GST) regime. It also wants the government to rectify glitches in e-commerce for preventing the violation of law by foreign e-commerce companies. Because of this, all commercial markets in the country will be shut on February 26.
Traders Bodies Split Over Joining Today s Bharat Bandh
While CAIT claimed that more than 8 crore traders will join the Bharat Bandh, other traders bodies said they have not extended support to the Bandh. PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-26T09:30:30+05:30 Traders Bodies Split Over Joining Today s Bharat Bandh outlookindia.com 2021-02-26T09:34:12+05:30
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The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) had announced a bharat bandh on February 26, however, a mixed response is expected to the Bharat Vyapar Bandh on Friday with traders bodies split over joining the nationwide shutdown call to protest against the issues related to GST and e-commerce.
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All commercial establishments will remain closed
Over 8 crore traders will protest against GST, fuel price hike
New Delhi: All commercial markets across the country will remain closed across the country on Friday (February 26, 2021) in view of the Bharat Bandh called by the Indian traders bodies in protest against GST, fuel price hike, E-Way Bill. The Indian traders body Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has announced that all commercial markets across the country will remain closed on February 26.
In a statement, the CAIT said that over 8 crore traders belonging to more than 40,000 trade associations across the country will observe the `Bharat Vyapar Bandh` to protest against some of the draconian, arbitrary and critical amendments made recently in GST rules.
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In support of the Bharat Bandh on Friday, trucks and cargo transport vehicles will not only stop plying, but are also expected to block all highways in Karnataka. This bandh has been called by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) and All India Transport Welfare Association (AITWA) to protest fuel price hike and demand simplification of Goods and Services Tax (GST).
While the transport sector has decided to participate in the strike, the State’s trade bodies have only extended moral support. They have decided not to down shutters in view of losses already incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, trade will be affected given that trucks will not be plying.
New Delhi: Over eight lakh traders are likely to join Bharat the Vyapar Bandh today. The bandh has been called to protest against arbitrary regulations