Traders' one day strike in Indian capital
{{date|November 7, 2006}}
{{India}}
Angry traders continued to protest against the Supreme Court's order in favour of resuming the [[w:Delhi Sealing Drive|sealing drive]] in New Delhi. They damaged public property and blocked traffic during the protest.

Police halted over 1,500 traders from various part of the city who were vandalising public transport by blocking and pelting stones on the roads after the SC's order to resume the drive.

According to CNN-IBN, the drive will affect about 5,40,000 shops and 27,00,000 traders across the city. Praveen Khandelwal, secretary general of the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), said that the resumption of the drive is a complete breakdown of the government and administration. So, they had to take extreme steps to oppose the drive.

The traders protested from all over the city including Kamla Nagar in North Delhi, Mayur Vihar, Vikas Marg, Seelampur in East Delhi, Green Park, South Extension, Lajpat Nagar in South Delhi, Rajouri Garden, Rohini in West Delhi and Karol Bagh in Central Delhi.

Most of the schools in New Delhi remained closed today, and the sealing drive was halted. The Group of Ministers, headed by [[w:Shivraj Patil|Shivraj Patil]] are planning to meet with SC's monitoring committee to work out the sealing schedule in the capital.

== Related news ==

*{{wikinews|title= Sealing in New Delhi put off until Monday|date= November 2, 2006}}

== Sources ==

*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6123252.stm
|title=Traders strike in Indian capital
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=November 7, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/trader-mob-goes-on-rampage--debate/25621-3.html
|title=Trader mob goes on rampage
|author=
|pub=CNN-IBN
|date=November 7, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?template=delhidemolitions&slug=Traders+hit+Delhi+streets%2C+police+on+alert&id=20675&callid=0&category=National
|title=Traders hit Delhi streets, police on alert
|author=
|pub=NDTV
|date=November 7, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/nov/07dseal.htm
|title=Delhi traders attack buses, clash with cops
|author=Onkar Singh
|pub=Refiff
|date=November 7, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1837736,00130249.htm
|title=Traders' protest turns violent, over 1,500 detained
|author=Indo-Asian News Service
|pub=Hindustan Times
|date=November 7, 2006}}

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Angry traders continued to protest against the Supreme Court's order in favour of resuming the sealing drive in New Delhi. They damaged public property and blocked traffic during the protest.

Police halted over 1,500 traders from various part of the city who were vandalising public transport by blocking and pelting stones on the roads after the SC's order to resume the drive.

According to CNN-IBN, the drive will affect about 5,40,000 shops and 27,00,000 traders across the city. Praveen Khandelwal, secretary general of the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), said that the resumption of the drive is a complete breakdown of the government and administration. So, they had to take extreme steps to oppose the drive.

The traders protested from all over the city including Kamla Nagar in North Delhi, Mayur Vihar, Vikas Marg, Seelampur in East Delhi, Green Park, South Extension, Lajpat Nagar in South Delhi, Rajouri Garden, Rohini in West Delhi and Karol Bagh in Central Delhi.

Most of the schools in New Delhi remained closed today, and the sealing drive was halted. The Group of Ministers, headed by Shivraj Patil are planning to meet with SC's monitoring committee to work out the sealing schedule in the capital.
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