In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, shopkeepers observed shutdown amid protest against the lack of parking space for the traders and shoppers as well in the Polo-View part of Srinagar city .
The protesting shopkeepers downed their shut-ters and blocked the traffic in the area. While talk-ing to the media, some of the members of Polo-View Traders Association said that there was a des-ignated parking space for the shopkeepers behind the market but that has been closed by the admini-stration under the smart city project. “We were informed that this space will be turned into a road under smart city project. Where will we go and where will we park our vehicles. It will drastically reduce the shoppers’ footfall,” they said.
“We are not against beautification of Srinagar city but at least think about us, about our business. We need a permanent parking space,” the protesting shopkeepers said. They said the business has got affected due to the closure of parking space. “No customers are coming to us because they have no space to park their vehicles,” a shopkeeper said.—KMS
