TRADERS ASSOCIATION DENIES 6 DAY NATIONWIDE STRIKE ,BUT DO SEEK A MEET WITH FINANCE MINISTER ARUN JAITLEY
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Saturday denied that it has called a six-day nationwide strike to oppose Centre’s move to demonetise high-value currency notes, but said it has sought a meeting with Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to discuss the current scenario.
“CAIT has been informed about Whatsapp messages stating that we have called a six-day all-India strike,” said Mr Praveen Khandelwal, who is the CAIT National Secretary General, the top traders’ body.
“We strongly reject such messages and inform that we have not called any such strike. However, we have sought an audience with the Finance Minister to apprise him of the current market scenario and augmenting digital payments to ease the situation.”
