Merchants turn courtyards of their houses into protest venuesTraders owing allegiance to the Kerala Vyapari Vayavasayi Samiti on Thursday converted their houses into venues of protests against the “unrestrained sale” by online companies violating the COVID-19 protocol. In Kozhikode district, nearly 20,000 families joined the protest, urging the State government to consider reasonable relaxations to support the struggling traders. At the district-level Satyagraha opened by Samiti State president V.K.C. Mammad Koya, traders appealed to the State government to come up with a support package. Besides, the initiative drew the participation of a large number of women and children, they added.

Source: The Hindu May 27, 2021 13:08 UTC