Despite losses, traders body urges govt to extend lockdown

April 10: Knowing very well that lockdown will incur great losses to them, yet in the larger interest, the traders body wanted its extension. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has urged the Centre to extend the lockdown period by 15 days i.e. up to April 30th in the interest of the country. The trader’s body wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged for an extension.

CAIT”s National General Secretary Praveen Khandelwal said the confederation has undertaken a survey with prominent trade leaders of all states of the Country and have come to the conclusion that during these troubled times, “it would be in fitness of things, if the current lockdown period is extended up to April 30, 2020, so to negate any prospect of further spreading of COVID-19”.

Furthermore, the letter said that in view of the burgeoning number of cases of Covid-19 in India over the last one week and to add impetus to the Government’s overall effort to combat the disease and prevent community spread, the business community stands with “you in solidarity and whatever the decision, the Government takes, the trading community will abide by such decision and follow the same in its true letter and spirit”.