India, Nov. 2 -- Chamber of Trade & Industry (CTI) chairman Brijesh Goyal claimed on Sunday that Delhi's trading sector incurred an estimated loss of Rs.10,000 to Rs.11,000 crore due to the disruptions caused by the INDIA bloc's November 1 mega rally at Ramlila Maidan against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

The CTI chairman's remarks after the traders' body wrote a fourth letter to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who led the mega rally, on Sunday morning. They had flagged concerns about the closure of shops and disruptions to transport services. The CTI had already urged postponing the rally until after Diwali.

Goyal said that about 80 per cent of the shops -- around 2.5 to 3 lakh -- in the vicinity of Ramlila Maidan remained c...