"Businesses should not become collateral damage": Trade bodies across India flag festive trade disruptions, urge Rahul Gandhi to halt SIR protests, seek PM’s intervention

Amid an upturn in political protests over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, several trade and industry associations across the country have written to Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chief Justice of India, raising concerns over alleged disruptions to commercial activities during the crucial festive season and seeking measures to safeguard traders, workers and businesses.