Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Feb 27: Jammu & Kashmir Joint Chamber of Commerce & Industry (JK-JCCI) has expressed dismay and grave concern over the arbitrary ban imposed by the Government on barter of four items-Pistachio, Apple, Charmagaz and Anardana of the 21 agreed tradable items.
Javid Ahmad Tenga, president JK-JCCI in a statement said that they have been advocating for adding more tradeable fast selling items to the existing 21 items list to make the LoC trade broad based and meaningful but the Government is banning the items already allowed under the system, which tends to drive the LoC traders to wall and forcing them to stop the trade. “We support the demand of LoC traders for revocation of the ban and removal of the trade facilitation officer immediately,” he said
He said a meeting was held today with the Joint Secretary Home, GoI, Gyanesh Kumar at Delhi in which LoC trade related issues were discussed and a broad based meeting with him to be held at Srinagar by the JK-JCCI Executive Committee to appreciate and sort out the issues impeding the smooth conduct of LoC trade faster was sought. “I request the LoC traders to not to go for any further strike for some time after the assurance of the officer concerned to do the necessary,” he said.
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