Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 4: Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) has urged the Government to take immediate measures to ensure sustenance and revival of the badly hit businesses in Jammu and Kashmir.
“Businesses in J&K, particularly in the Valley has been facing the toughest times in terms of huge losses due to the situations that started unfolding since August 2019, and the ongoing pandemic has been adding the miseries and worsening the situation for more than a year now,” said a KCCI spokesperson.
He said the administration is well aware of the fact that be it a roadside vendor, an auto-rickshaw driver, transporters, shopkeepers, traders, travel agents (inbound/outbound), hotelier, handicraft sector or an industrialist, everyone requires handholding by the Government in these turbulent times. Therefore it is responsibility of the Government to come forward with a helping hand for the relief and revival of these businesses, he added.
The KCCI spokesperson further said that it has been observed that a group of the contesting candidates and some general members for the forthcoming KCCI elections has indulged in deceitful activities in the name of the election campaign. He said the KCCI condemns their activities and warn them to refrain from violating the code of conduct.
“It is painful to see that these contesting candidates are leaving no stone unturned to mislead not only the voters but the administration as well. They along with some general members have recently filed a contempt of Court case against the KCCI. However, KCCI would like to emphasize that the case will be contested with strong substantiation,” he added.
The KCCI spokesman requested these candidates to put a stop to their unethical activities immediately otherwise, KCCI will be forced to file legal action for their violation of the rules and regulations of KCCI Constitution and moral code of conduct of KCCI elections.
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