00:00So viewers, even earlier in the day, what the traders associations had come out to say is that this particular
00:07month, this week in fact, November 8th that is, is Diwali.
00:11This week would be pre-Diwali week. The festive season has officially started.
00:16So planning a rally of this extent at a pre-festive season time will only hamper their sales and their
00:25livelihoods.
00:26Which is a concern. They've come out to time and again pose to the opposition that please go ahead with
00:31your rallies but do not infringe upon our right to be earning our livelihoods.
00:37And this is yet again another development coming in on that very front where more than a dozen market associations
00:44across Delhi have written a letter to Rahul Gandhi demanding just a postponement, not a cancellation, but a postponement of
00:52the rally.
00:53The letter states that just as the mock parliament was postponed, postponed the Ramlila Maidan rally as well.
00:59This is the particular story that we're tracking and joining me would be our colleague Amit Bhatwaj.
01:06In fact, bringing us more details on the same.
01:09There are letters that have come in at this given point from the Traders Association and not one, but more
01:15than a dozen Traders Association.
01:16Amit, very good afternoon to you. Very firstly, you know, since morning we've been talking to Traders Associations as well
01:23and they have a simple demand that we do not have a problem with your right to protest.
01:27Please go ahead and protest but don't infringe upon our right to be earning a livelihood.
01:32Because even earlier the protests that had taken place were during a pre-festive time, that was pre-Navaratri, this
01:38is pre-Diwali and these are times when their sales really go up and this is a profit making time
01:44for them.
01:44So how are we looking at this entire debate now?
01:47Absolutely right, you know, first it was the trade associations and after that one more business body had written to
01:53Rahul Gandhi, Miss Sonia Gandhi in this regard as well.
01:58And the opposition leaders are also receiving similar communications.
02:02But what the India Bloc is arguing right now that look, we are not going for a long-term agitation
02:08as they had done before the Navaratris.
02:12Here what we are looking at is that it's going to be one day affair.
02:16Rahul Gandhi and the India Bloc leaders marching from Minto Road CP Circle to Ramli Lamaidan and from there holding
02:24a one day rally like any political rally.
02:27And the opposition parties are also pointing out at now the Bharatiya Jinta Party's mass that happened in the heart
02:32of Chandni Chokh, which is basically the center for business as far as these, you know, traders, association, the business
02:40groups are saying.
02:41So that is also a counter that is coming from that.
02:44It's a one day affair that we are doing at Ramli Lamaidan, a notified space.
02:48And if you have problem with us, why there was no problem with the BJP's protest?
02:53Back to you.
02:53Right, Ahmed.
02:54So viewers, this is what we are looking at.
02:55It's a debate that's unfolding.
02:57And this aspect of the entire controversy is less of a debate, more of a request from the Traders Association.
03:05Remember, today there was a public impeachment of the CEC that had been planned.
03:08That has been postponed.
03:10So now the question is with regards to, that's been posed by the Traders Association, why can we not postpone
03:16the rally as well?
03:17So we will keep tracking this very story, but for now we have more developments coming in.
03:21Let's quickly take a look.
