New Delhi, June 15 -- AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the Punjab State Traders Commission was helping address problems faced by traders and shopkeepers across the state.

Addressing a traders' meeting in Jalandhar with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Kejriwal said the commission was created to provide a direct channel for market associations and traders to raise local issues.

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

The AAP chief also used the event to attack rival political parties, alleging misuse of central agencies and linking previous governments to gangsterism and the drug trade.

Referring to jailed gangste...