30,000 BJP workers take part in Delhi Bandh and burn effigies of Government at 20 prominent places

Decision to allow FDI in retail trade not withdrawn, Government will have to go-Venkaiah Naidu

Protesting against the decision of the Government to allow FDI in retail trade in India more than 30,000 BJP workers of Delhi persuaded the traders to close all the prominent markets of the capital and supported the unprecedented Bharat Bandh of the traders.  The agitated workers burnt effigies of Central Government and Delhi Government at 20 prominent places of Delhi.  Addressing a big public meeting of BJP workers and traders of Karol Bagh, Pradesh Incharge Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu said that if the Congress Government does not withdraw its decision to allow FDI in retail then this anti people and anti traders Government will have to go.  BJP can not see the traders of India being ruined.

            In Karol Bagh addressing to traders and workers Shri Venkaiah Naidu told that in the New York city of America the Government has not permitted the Wall Mart to open their retail show rooms.  What is the justification in allowing the foreign companies to start their business in India in so much haste.  Prime Minister and Finance Minister are under the pressure of USA and due to this reason they are not thinking about the retail traders of the country.  Government has allowed the foreign companies to start their business in retail trade under foreign pressure which will have dangerous consequences.  It will result in massive unemployment and lakhs of people will come on the streets.  Centuries old economic system of the company will be disturbed India will be under the control of multi national companies indirectly.  The Congress Government did not take into confidence, its own partymen and allies before taking such important decision.  Hence many Congressmen and there own allies are opposing this decision.

            He further told that the BJP ruled States like Chhatisgarh, Gujrat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Bihar have decided not to implement this decision.  Pradesh President Shri Vijender Gupta addressed the BJP workers in Karol Bagh, Uttam Nagar, Jantar Mantar etc. places.  National General Secretary Shri Vijay Goel was also present in the public meeting at Karol Bagh.  In Uttam Nagar after burning the effigy of Government, the workers sat on dharna on the road for hours with the cooperation of people.

            Addressing the BJP workers assembled at Jantar Mantar, Uttam Nagar and Karol Bagh, Shri Vijender Gupta told that due to the anti people decision of the Government to allow FDI in retail trade, there will be great upheaval in the economic system of India.  No area of the trade, industry and business will remain unaffected.  Foreign companies will destroy the traditional Indian trading system.  The business houses and retail traders doing their business in the Mohallas and lanes will be rendered unemployed.  There will be monopoly of the foreign companies on the economic system and trade/industry of the country.  India will be under the control of foreign countries once again.  It will have far-reaching evil consequences.  This is not a well considered decision of the Government which has been taken when the Parliament is in session and in haste.  There is still time for the Government to withdraw the decision to allow FDI in retail trade in view of the protest all over the country.

            Shri Gupta told that multi national companies like Wallmart, Karphoo, Metro Tesko have been eying the retail trade of India since long.  The reason is that at present the total retail trade in India is of about 30 lakh crores annually and in the next 20 years, it will go upto 80 to 90 lakh crores.  This way the companies will be earning so much profit only in India that will be more than its earning in 20 other countries of the world.  61% of retail trade in India is in food grains, pulses, fruits, vegetables, milk, tea, egg, coffee, spices, mutton, chicken etc.  This business is being run in India under unorganised sector.

            According to Government survey each consumer gets his supply of consumer goods within average distance of 200 to 280 meters from his house at reasonable rate.  When the foreign companies will enter into retail sector of our country then they will finish these small traders and for the purpose of establishing their monopolies they will sell goods at cheaper rates for two to three years even by incurring loss which will not adversely affect them.  After finishing the retail trade in the country they will sell goods at arbitrary rates and the consumers will have no choice, but to purchase from them.

            Former MP and senior traders leaders Shri Shyam Bihari Mishra addressed the BJP workers and traders in the Delhi Bandh today.  Thousands of BJP workers under the leadership of District President Jai Prakash in Town Hall Chandni Chowk, General Secretary Pravesh Verma and District President Ramesh Chauhan at Madhuban Chowk Rohini, Former MP Chetan Chauhan, Pradesh Vice President Pawan Sharma and District President Nirmal Jain at Madhuban Chowk Vikas Marg, Pradesh Secretary Rajan Tiwari, Pradesh SC Morcha President Krishan Lal Dhillod, District President Rajesh Bhatia in Karol Bagh Ajmal Khan Road, Mahila Morcha Pradesh President Shikha Rai, Deputy Mayor Anil Sharma and District President Pankaj Jain in Greater Kailash M-Block Market, Ram Charan Gujrati at Bata Chowk Central Market Lajpat Nagar and Indira Chowk New Kondli, Pradesh General Secretary Ramesh Bidhuri and District President Chotey Lal at Hamdard Chowk, former Pradesh President Mange Ram Garg, Pradesh General Secretary Ashish Sood, District President Rekha Gupta at Prerna Chowk, Ch. Mahek Singh at Khazoori Chowk, Pradesh Treasurer Anil Goel, Legislator Naresh Gaur and District President Kailash Jain at Maujpur Chowk, Sansar Singh at Pathar Market Mangolpur Gaon, Pradesh Vice President R.P. Singh and District President Rajiv Babbar at Raghubir Nagar, Suman Prakash Sharma, Kamaljeet Sehrawat at Uttam Nagar Chowk and Pradesh Vice President Satish Upadhyay, Vishakha Shailani and District President Manoj Sharma at Mahipalpur Chowk staged demonstration for hours and burnt effigies of Government.  Besides raising slogans "FDI Nahin Hati To Sarkar Ko Hatna Hoga", "Bees Crore Vyapariyon Ko - Barbad Mat Karo - Barbad Mat Karo", "Videshi Companiya - Yadi Ayengi To Desi Vyapar Ko Khayengi", etc.