Shop owners of New Market have threatened to go on strike unless security at the market is strengthened, following an alleged assault on one of them by a group of hawkers on Thursday. The shop owners met on Friday and decided to stage a token strike next week, warning of larger protests after Eid if their demands are not met. ADVERTISEMENTThursday’s trouble started with a squabble between a store owner of New Market and some hawkers over the unloading of goods. On Friday, the shop owners questioned whether they were secure in their stores given what had happened on Thursday. An official of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s (KMC) market department said the shop owners of New Market submitted a memorandum on Friday.

Source: The Telegraph March 07, 2026 03:20 UTC