NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) has urged LoP Rahul Gandhi to postpone Congress’s Nov 1 rally at Ramlila Maidan until after Nov 10, citing business disruptions during the peak Diwali shopping season. CTI said the rally could affect market access and traffic for three to four days, potentially impacting Rs 10,000 crore in festive trade.CTI chairman Brijesh Goyal said Delhi records Rs 25,000 crore in business on Dhanteras across major sectors. CTI claimed that traders suffered losses of Rs 3,000 crore in Oct due to rallies and road closures in Connaught Place, India Gate and central Delhi.
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BJP claimed some Congress allies have disagreed with Rahul Gandhi’s decision to hold the rally on Nov 1, and said he will be not only hurting the sentiments of Sikhs but also inflicting huge losses on traders as the public meeting will be held during the festive period.“Rahul is irresponsible and indifferent to people’s plight. One can understand his pique with BJP and PM Modi, but is he peeved with people too?” BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad askedHe said Congress has a history of downplaying the anti-Sikh riots and denying justice to its victims, recalling Rajiv Gandhi’s statement that the earth shakes when a big tree falls — referring to his mother Indira Gandhi’s assassination which led to the riots.