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more-inChandni Chowk saw several small traders taking out an ‘aakrosh rally’ on Friday in protest against their “unconstitutional eviction”. The rally, which was organised by the Chandni Chowk Jila Vyapar Sangh, saw hundreds of small shop owners participating. According to the protesters, the “land mafia and “local politicians” had forced more than 10,000 shops in Chandni Chowk to shut down by registering false cases against them. The protesters also alleged that the Delhi Rent Control Act was a biased Act, that favours landlords. The protesters also carried out a symbolic funeral march and burnt an effigy of the Delhi Rent Control Act..