Kerala Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce and the Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithi have voiced their concerns against the city’s first car boot sale slated to be conducted from November 3 to 5.
Merchants petitioned Mayor M. Anilkumar and GCDA chairman K. Chandran Pillai urging them to desist from promoting the programme, which the merchants claimed was a “novel way of street vending.” Further, the government would be denied its share of taxes from the proceeds, they argued.
P.C. Jacob of the Vyapari Vyavayasi Ekopana Samithi said the organisation would go all out to prevent the car boot sales if it was conducted without allowing the local merchant community to have all the benefits extended to the car boot sales team.
