New Delhi: Shop owners and traders at the Singhu border said they would be happy to see the protesters away so they could continue their business.
Around 3pm on Friday, Shripal was seen sitting in the truck accessories, but no customers.
“Over the past year, my business suffered.
I used to get Rs 5,000-10,000 every day, but now my sales are only Rs 400-500 per day,” he said.
Shripal said he would welcome any decision that would end this protest and the farmers left the border.
“My family depends on the store,” he added.
Dinesh Kumar looks standing in a car accessories shop and talking to other shop owners.
“I used to sell ice cubes and previous plates, but after protests began, I lost my customers.
This is a welcome step by the Prime Minister because it will help us revive our business,” he said.
Shyam Singh, who works at a cloth shop near the protest site, said, “If the road is opened, then the public will come to our store to buy clothes.” A few meters from the fabric shop there is a small garage.
In one of them, Dinesh played cards with mechanics and other shop owners.
“I remember there when we were very busy handling customers, selling oil and repairing vehicles.
Now, we have almost no work, so we spend time playing cards,” he said.
“In the past year, I only heard that various meetings were ongoing and some solutions would end with sister, but nothing happened.
How can I believe there is an announcement now? I have also heard that farmers will continue their uproar until the government canceled The law in parliament, “added Dinesh.
Other garage owners and mechanics said the situation would change for them on the day the protesters left the border.
Satendan Singh, the owner of the gas station, said he suffered losses since agitation began.
Asked whether he was happy with the government’s decision, he said he would be happy only when his business was picked up.