Thane: The explosion of the merchant community from Thane, it has been hampered by limited business time and intrusion by e-commerce sites, witnessed on Thursday after they protest those who are looking for an extension at operating hours every day.
A handful of representatives gathered near Court Naka on Thursday afternoon, to express their complaints regret that small and medium traders have undergone the burden of the lip over the past few months.
Many suffer losses and some even have to mortgage their property to keep floating considering that overhead has increased and further restrictions burden them, they said.
“The state seems to have put red carpet for the e-commerce industry while ignoring the problems faced by the average traders who have suffered losses and have not paid taxes on time.
The current time is uncomfortable and considering the future celebration season, we are looking for operating time Increases including the weekend to help with the loss, “said Mitesh Shah, BJP trader from Thane.
BJP MLA Sanjay Kelkar and MLC Niranjan Davkhare who support traders, their demands are if there are no sidewalks on e-commerce sites and even beer bars, why public traders must be forced to bear the burden of limited working hours when they are ready to follow all security norms Covid.
Meanwhile, part of the hotel owner from Thane also searched a similar pause claiming that the majority of them were on the verge of being turned off as an overhead including rental and staff salaries and taxes proved to be proven.