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By Our Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI, NOV. 21. An apex body of traders in the country, the Confederation of All India Traders has called for a "Bharat bandh'' tomorrow to protest against the arrest and subsequent treatment meted out to the Shankaracharya of Kanchi, Sri Jayendra Saraswathi, who has been remanded to custody of the Tamil Nadu police in a murder case. Giving the call, the secretary general of CAIT, Praveen Khandelwal, said trading activity across the country will come to a halt tomorrow as crores of traders will keep their establishments closed as a mark of protest against the arrest of the Kanchi Shankaracharya. Stating that the protest will be peaceful and only trade establishments will remain closed, Mr Khandelwal said trade bodies have been advised to close down their respective commercial markets to express their resentment and anguish over the issue. Averring that the bandh was not political in nature and only expressed the feelings of the people of India, the trade leader said as India is a secular country, it is important that he is not discriminated against when it comes to his arrest or treatment at the hands of the authorities. The Delhi State general secretary of CAIT, Narinder Madan, said commercial markets will remain closed in the capital tomorrow and not trading activity will take place. Further major wholesale markets for textiles, chemicals, metals, hardware, tools, auto parts, scooter parts, plywood, electricals, electronics, machinery, refrigeration, marble, paint, paper, stationery, jewellery, sarees, foodgrain, colours, medicines, coolers and dry fruit will also remain shut.
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