Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 28: In order to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, traders in Jammu have decided not to sell goods to any customer who comes to their shop without wearing a mask.
The vital decision came today in a meeting chaired by Rattan Lal Gupta, president of Traders Federation Ware House-Nehru Market.
Speaking in the meeting, Federation General Secretary, Deepak Gupta said, in the past few weeks there has been a record increase in Corona cases in Jammu district and many steps are being taken by the administration to control the pandemic but as a responsible citizen, it is also the duty of businessmen to cooperate in this regard.
“In such a situation, every shopkeeper must make sure that they wear mask themselves and make it mandatory for their employees as well,” he said.
Deepak Gupta said, if every businessman ensures that every customer who comes to his shop, comes wearing a mask, it will help in prevention of Corona. Representatives of various organizations present in the meeting unanimously supported the proposal and decided that they would not give goods to customers coming without masks.
The meeting was attended by Yash Paul Gupta, president Retailers Federation; Surinder Mahajan, president Raghunath Businessmen Association; Anoop Mittal, president Kanak Mandi Association; Vinay Gupta, president Cloth Merchants Jammu; Atul Rajpal, president Rajinder Bazar; Kartar Gupta, president Lakhdatta Bazar; Rajinder Gupta, president Link Road; Dharmindar Gupta, president Shalamar Road; Ashutosh Kapoor, president Swarankar Singh; Sanjay Gupta, president Gandhi Nagar Traders Association; Rajesh Bhogotra, president Sugar Association; Om Parkash Gupta, president Karyana Association; Vidya Bhushan, president Arti Association; Rajesh Dewan, president Lower Hari Market; Haribinder Singh, president Vir Marg Traders Association; Amit Jandyal, president Apsara Road Traders Association; Romesh Tak, president Bus Stand; Kirti Gupta, president Dal Association; Bishan Dass Gupta, president Rice Association and Atul Khanna, president Srinagar Traders.
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