MG Marg remains shut for second consecutive day

WEDNESDAY SHUTTERS IN SUPPORT OF STUDENTS, THURSDAY BECAUSE EMPLOYEES DID NOT SHOW UP
GANGTOK, 17 July: Shops at MG Marg remained closed for a second consecutive day today. While the shops had closed yesterday in support of the student protest yesterday, they remained shut today as well despite police officers assuring security and there having been no appeal from anywhere to keep shops closed.
When contacted, the Sikkim Chamber of Commerce explained that almost all businesses at MG Marg are employee-dependent and could not open today because the employees did not turn up for work today after the confusion and fear of Wednesday’s events.
The SCC explained that yesterday, the students of Sikkim Government College, Tadong, had appealed to them to support their cause and the situation was also not permitting them to open their businesses.
Kailash Agrawal, the SCC general secretary, confirmed that the state administration urged them to open the business establishments but that they were unable to do so since their staff could not come to duty in time.
The state administration has deployed enough police personnel to ensure the safety and security of the business hub of the state along with one Additional District Magistrate deputed to the sector to ensure safety, he said.
He assured that from Friday, all the business establishments will open in time as usual now that normalcy has been restored.