India, Oct. 24 -- The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) has urged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to postpone the INDIA bloc's November 1 rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan until after November 10, warning that it could disrupt business worth Rs.10,000 crore during the festive shopping season.

In a letter to Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, CTI chairman Brijesh Goyal said the rally could affect wholesale and retail markets around Ramlila Maidan at a time when traders expect a surge in customer footfall ahead of Dhanteras and Diwali.

Goyal said Delhi typically records business worth around Rs.25,000 crore across sectors such as gold and silver, electronics, clothing, utensils, dry fruits, sweets, automobiles, property a...