Delhi sealing: Assembly passes resolution, CM Arvind Kejriwal demands moratorium

Delhi | Friday | 16th March, 2018

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The sealing drive was taken up by the BJP-led civic bodies after directions from the Supreme Court in December last year. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal speaking in the state assembly (ANI file photo) Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal speaking in the state assembly (ANI file photo)Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that it was a two-minute job for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to solve the crisis prevailing in the national capital due to sealing drive, but he is not doing it. “The ongoing sealing drive in various markets has wreaked havoc among the traders and has left thousands of workers unemployed… Sealing should be immediately stopped. The Delhi CM, last week, wrote to the prime minister and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, seeking time for a meeting to resolve the sealing issue. The Delhi Assembly also passed a resolution asking the Centre to take steps to stop sealing in the national capital, while Kejriwal sought a moratorium on the drive to provide a relief to the city’s traders..