Media Eye News Bureau: Almost 15 shopping hubs in Delhi like Connaught Place, Khan Market, Lajpat Nagar, Chandni Chowk, Karol Bagh and Defence Colony Market will remain closed today due to it being the Day 2 of the strike by traders groups to protest against the civic body's massive sealing drive that saw over 600 shops in 100 shopping complexes sealed over the past few weeks. The traders will reportedly extend the bandh or strike for a third day if the BJP-ruled civic agencies do not withdraw the drive.
The civic bodies are sealing shops, restaurants and other business establishments that allegedly use residential areas for commercial purposes without paying conversion charges. After Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accused a team of BJP leaders of walking out of a meeting last week, the sealing drive since then became a political focal point.
However, in a move to provide relief to traders hit by the sealing drive, the Delhi Development Authority approved changes to the city's Master Plan.
