Rajesh Gupta was very quick in pointing out the unrest in a couple of other cities in India - see comment in previous post.
The protest that first started at Ranchi against the retail outlet of Reliance Fresh has spread to Indore and Raipur. In fact, if I am not mistaken, the retail outlet against which the vegetable vendors of Indore are protesting has not yet opened.
It is all a reaction to the wide-spread publicity that the new retail outlets will sell the goods cheaper than the regular street-side sabjiwala. The vegetable vendors are scared that the huge discounted price that will be offered at these new retail outlets will be so much that their sales will be affected to the large extent. So much that they might not be able to make their day-to-day livelihood.
It appears that the news of protest in Ranchi and in Indore has inspired the vendors in Raipur to come out to the streets. Here no major new retail outlet is yet proposed or announced. The sabjiwalas of Raipur were protesting outside an already established retail outlet.
I only hope that a peaceful solution can be found, wherein both the involved parties can survive and prosper.
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Some of the players of the organized retail arena are ready to role out their retail outlets within the next 6 to 8 months.
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