‘Heavy Losses In Navaratri’: Delhi Traders Write To PM Modi, Seek Intervention Over CJP Protest

Repeated protests and security restrictions in Delhi are affecting commercial activity in Khan Market and Connaught Place, with traders reporting declining footfall and mounting business losses during the festive season. The Khan Market Association has approached the Supreme Court and written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, citing estimated daily losses of around ₹50 crore. Meanwhile, Connaught Place shopkeepers report a 20–25% decline in sales, blaming barricades, restricted access and customers’ concerns about reaching the market. The closure of Central Park on October 16 and 17 ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party’s ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march has added to traders’ worries. The New Delhi Traders Association is also scheduled to hold a press conference on the protests’ commercial impact.