Jammu, October 16, 2022 (PPI-OT):Congress leaders and hundreds of party activists under the leadership of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Working President Raman Bhalla and senior Congress leader Manmohan Singh on Sunday led a protest against opening of Reliance retail store in Jammu and lopsided policies of the occupation regime towards the business community of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

The protest was organized by JKPYC President Uday Chib and his team. Waving banners and shouting slogans, Congress leaders and activists termed opening of retail store will eat up a huge chunk of the market share, forcing lower prices, which eventually will put some traders out of business and continue targeted killings in Kashmir total failure of BJP govt.

Speaking on the occasion, Bhalla said, “We are protesting against the IIOJK administration’s decision because the business of small and mid-sized shops would be trampled if with opening of Reliance retail stores and will undermine Jammu’s traditional small-scale economic operators. Opening of store is worrisome for the traders,” said Bhalla. Raising his concerns Bhalla said that, “A Reliance store sells almost everything – from grocery items to garments and from electronics to cutlery. So, it will leave no scope for local businesses. Bhalla said that if such big businesses open in IIOJK, many small shops would have to be shut down.

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