Lucknow: Jewellers across Uttar Pradesh will go on a strike on Friday to protest against the murders of two traders in Mathura.
They are demanded that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath should adequate security for jewelers across state from.
“I would like to request our CM Yogi Adityanath to provide adequate security so that we can do our business without any fear. Also, we would like to demand compensation from the state government for the families of the traders who were killed,” he added.
Roughly over 3000 jewellery shops across lucknow will be closed on Friday which would impact a business worth more than Rs 12 crore. Across the state, around 1.5 lakh jewellery shops will be closed.
In Lucknow, the Sarrafa association members will be holding the protest on Friday at GPO in Hazratganj area.Also Read: Tension Mounts Over Mathura Loot and Murder; Irate Traders Call for Bandh
Jewellers across the state had voiced their concern after two traders were shot dead in Mathura by half a dozen people who escaped with gold worth Rs 4 crore. Similarly, another jeweller in Agra was shot at by the miscreants who made away with valuables worth more than Rs 8 lakh.
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