New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) Traders' body CAIT on Saturday urged the government to immediately de-seal the shops in the national capital, as the businesses have been badly hit due to COVID-19.

The traders' body has written a letter in this regard to Union Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

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Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said business in the national capital has been "greatly hit" by COVID-19 pandemic, which prompted it to raise the demand for de-sealing of shops.

In the letter to Puri, the traders' body demanded that the "Delhi Rent Act should also be finalised, ending a long running dispute between the landlords and tenants in Delhi, assessing all the related circumstances and making such a law in which the interests of the landlords along with the tenants must be equally protected".

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Besides, CAIT requested that traders be allowed to participate in the consultation process of Master Plan 2041, which is being prepared for Delhi.

It has also sent a similar memorandum to the Lt Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal.

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