New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Repeated protest attempts, heavy security deployment and frequent calls for stirs in central Delhi, including the call for a Tiranga Yatra on Friday, have left traders at Connaught Place apprehensive about their livelihoods, as closures, a decrease in customer footfall and restricted access to the area have dented their business during the festive season. Proprietors of business establishments operating in the area said that while they were not categorically against the protests, the demonstrations must be held at a designated site elsewhere, and not in the business hub of Connaught Place. Atul Bhargava, New Delhi Traders' Association President, said, "Staging a protest is their (CJP's) right, but having a livelihood is also our right. We don't have any problems with a protest. Our market was open, but due to (Friday's) protest, many people shut their shops and others who didn't, reported low footfall." "Our key concern is that this is the peak of the festival season for businesses," Bhargava said. Bhargava said that the area has a daily footfall of around 400,000 to 500,000 but it has fallen to 25%, including office-goers, during protest days. Palika Bazar market association general secretary Vinay Kumar Thakur said that the footfall on Friday remained low. "Our sales are so poor that we can't even generate income to meet our basis expenses, such as rents of the shops and salaries of employees. There should be a solution to our daily problems. Police should also stop parking so many buses here. It's a huge traffic problem," Thakur said....