Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Jan 29: Salamabad Cross LoC Traders Union while reacting to the order of State Government regarding banning four tradable items have threatened to windup the business if authorities fail to revoke the order.
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While addressing a press conference here, Hilal Turkie, the president of Salamabad Cross LoC Traders Union (SCLTU) said that traders engaged in LoC trade are dismayed by the actions of Trader Facilitation Officer (TFO) Customs and Quarantine Section over ban of four main items (Pistachio, Apple, Charmagaz and Anardana) out of 21 agreed tradable items.
“The cancellation of these items has come as a shock to the LoC trading community. Such reduction of items makes trade difficult, since the trade is barter and it is important to send and receive items to clear the balance among the traders across,” Turkie said, adding “such reduction of items will reduce the business substantially and will bring the trade on the verge of closure.”
He threatened that if the authorities will not revoke this order, the traders will be forced to boycott the whole trade.
He said SCLTU took up the matter with the authorities several times, but they seem to the disinterested and their attitude seems to be callous.
While hailing the Government proposal of opening additional seven routes, Turkie said that such proposals will bear fruits only when authorities stop issuing anti-traders diktats.
“We demand that a dedicated authority for management of LoC trade should be established to streamline and enhance this trade,” he said.
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