MARGAO
While the Margao New Market Traders Association has decided to postpone the January 7 market shut down after the government agreed to keep the controversial ordinance on hold, the New Market traders said they will close down the market anytime if the government does not scrap the ordinance.
President of Margao New Market Traders Association, Vinod Shirodkar, said the decision of the All Goa Merchants Association to postpone the shutdown of markets is acceptable to the New Market traders. Vinod, however, warned that the traders will go for a shut down if the government does not respect the sentiments of the traders and scrap the ordinance.
He said the traders will submit a memorandum to the ministers and MLAs across the state to take up the cause of the traders and get the ordinance scrapped.
“For the moment, we have decided to postpone the New Market shut down on January 7. But, we have reserved our right to close down the market if the government does not listen to the voice of the traders and scrap the ordinance,” he said.
Saying that the market traders are ready to discuss the issue of time to time increase in rent, Vinod, however, pointed out that this issue can be discussed at a later stage, saying the government must scrap the ordinance immediately.
