Ahmedabad:, Oct. 26 -- Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) chairman Govind Dholakia has renewed his appeal to members to start operating from the complex, urging them to stop waiting for competitors to act and move into the building pitched as a one-stop shop for artisans and businessmen.

Dholakia, also a Rajya Sabha MP, said the bourse on the outskirts of Surat at Khajod represented their investment, fortune, pride, and future, and called on them to take responsibility for making it operational. Dholakia, who founded Shree Ram Krishna Exports and took over as SDB chairman in March 2024, said he would shift to the premises after Diwali.

"Whether others come or not, I will start my office. After Diwali, my office will be here," the diamond baron ...