India, June 14 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the Punjab government was working to resolve the problems of traders and shopkeepers through the Punjab State Traders Commission, while alleging that previous governments ignored their concerns.

Speaking at a meeting of the commission in Jalandhar alongside Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Kejriwal described small traders as the backbone of the economy and said the commission was designed to ensure that their grievances reach the government directly.

"To ensure that the voice of a small trader reaches the Chief Minister directly, we created the Punjab State Traders Commission," Kejriwal said.

He claimed extortion faced by traders under previous gove...