Shopkeepers in Ambala Cantonment on Sunday held a protest and raised slogans against the imposition of weekend lockdown by the state government.
Atul Mahajan, a shopkeeper, said, “Shops in Ambala Cantonment used to remain open for customers on Sundays and rather close on Mondays. Instead of closing the markets on weekend, the government should order them to close on Mondays and Tuesdays as they do good trade on weekend and people from other districts too reach Ambala on Sundays for purchasing goods and items. Due to the recent weekend lockdown orders, they wouldn’t be able make purchases,” he said adding that shopkeepers and traders had already suffered huge losses during the previous lockdown.
Another shopkeeper said the government exempted liquor vends and ordered other shops to remain closed. “We will meet the district authorities and submit memorandum in support of our demand,” he said.
