Delhi Traders Move Supreme Court Over Protests Causing Chaos And Heavy Losses

Delhi traders in major commercial hubs, including Connaught Place and Khan Market, have raised serious concerns over mounting financial distress caused by recurring protests and blockades. Business associations report that footfall has plunged from two to three lakh daily visitors to under fifty thousand, reducing trade activity to around thirty percent of normal levels and generating estimated overall losses of two thousand crore rupees. Khan Market alone faces estimated losses of five to seven crore rupees every day. In response, traders bodies have moved the Supreme Court and approached Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking restrictions on demonstrations in commercial zones. The Chief Justice of India took note of the hardships confronting shopkeepers and small vendors, observing that compensation may be considered under civil law. Meanwhile, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and opposition voices defended peaceful demonstrations, contending that government restrictions and shutdowns disrupt trade rather than fundamental democratic rights.