Business Battle: Delhi traders report weak festive sales amid political rallies

A political controversy has intensified over the impact of the INDIA alliance rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on local businesses during the festive shopping season. Traders had repeatedly written to Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and other opposition leaders, requesting that the rally be postponed until after Diwali. Despite these appeals, the rally went ahead, while the BJP also organised a protest march in Hari Nagar. A ground report by ABP News found that several major markets, including Connaught Place, Chandni Chowk, Dariba Kalan and Sadar Bazaar, witnessed lower-than-usual customer footfall
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