Ghaziabad March 20 (IANS) The jewellers market in Ghaziabad remained closed on Monday to protest the atrocities committed by the Income Tax Department.
Several jewellers took out a procession and submitted a memorandum to District Magistrate Nidhi Kesarwani.
They also staged a protest outside Nidhi Jewellers in Navyug Market demanding withdrawal of the police complaints which they said the income tax officials filed against them.
Over a thousand shops across the city including Vaishali Vasundhara Indirapuram and Old City were shut said Gaurav Garg General Secretary of the jewellers association.
The Income Tax Department reportedly carried out a survey on firms which declared assets under the Volunteer Disclosure Scheme before December 31.
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Ghaziabad jewellers on strike
