large number of local traders under the aegis of State Chamber of Commerce here staged city bandh against the murder of a trader by some unidentified person on Friday morning.
The trader identified as Vijay Singhal was shot to death by two bike-borne miscreants on Friday morning. The protesters also demanded immediate arrest of the accused. local traders gathered at the premise of Chamber of Commerce at around 10.30 am and organised a market bandh on main roads. Shouting against the State Ministers they also expressed their anger against the deteriorating law and order situation.
They said that if such incidents were not curbed it would be difficult to run business in the city. Meanwhile, many political and religious organisations also came out in support of the bandh called by the traders in the alleged murder of a trader by unknown criminals. Congress leader and Parliamentarian Jyotiraditya Scindia expressed grieved over the murder of trader Vijay Singhal. The District Congress Committee president Darshan Singh urged the State Government to immediately curb criminal violence being perpetuated by miscreants in the city.
Former secretary of Dal Bazar Samiti Manish Bandil said the criminals were targeting traders continuously and alleged that law and order situation of the city was very much deteriorated. He urged the authorities to immediately arrest the culprits. Former chairman of MP chamber of commerce Satish Ajmera said that due to deteriorating law and order situation the antisocial elements were committing crimes and killing traders at their will and said that police and district administration should immediately catch the criminals and make fearless atmosphere of the city.
During the protest and bancd, the traders gheraoed Minister of Narmada Valley Development and General Administration Department lal Singh Arya in Jaindraganj. The Minister came out of his car and talked with the traders and went away. The CSP Padav DPS Bhadauria said that they are raiding the possible places in search of accused and hoped that they would soon solve the case.
Chairman MP chamber of commerce Vishnu Prasad Garg said that law and order situation had deteriorated. The criminals were out of control. They can target anybody any time. The traders would continue their opposition until the murderers are caught, he said.