New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Business owners from major commercial districts have warned that the ongoing demonstrations coincide with the peak festive trading window, including Navratri and Diwali, jeopardising an operational cycle that typically accounts for the vast majority of annual merchant revenues.

Amid the ongoing protests in Delhi, wholesale hubs, which depend heavily on merchants and retail buyers travelling from across the country, have been severely impacted by transit blocks and security cordons.

Secretary of the Delhi Drug Traders Association, Ashish Grover, noted that trade bodies have formally approached the judiciary to challenge the timing and location of these urban demonstrations.

"A petition has been filed today and is l...