Can’t be taken for granted anymore, says Kashmir’s business community

Kashmir traders’ groups have said they have sent a clear message with their boycott of the pre-Budget meeting with the Finance Ministry that they cannot be taken for granted anymore and be swayed by false assurances. Traders said they boycotted Monday’s meeting in protest against the government’s “failure” to suitably rehabilitate victims of last year’s floods, but there were other reasons that had led to resentment among the business community. “We expressed our disappointment by boycotting the meeting. The government is only playing politics and fooling us through false promises.…

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