JOWAI: The All Jaintia Traders’ Association (JTTA) has demanded that issuing of fresh and renewal of ‘Trading License’ to non-locals should be stopped immediately in the entire Jaintia Hills region.
In a release issued here, the JTTA informed that if the JHADC stops issuing Trading License to outsiders, it will only benefit local people as there will be opportunities for them to start doing different kinds of business and earn their livelihood.
“Randomly issuing trading license to non-tribal traders will affect the locals”, JTTA President, Iatha Najiar stated in a representation to the JHADC Chief Executive Member (CEM). “The JHADC may issue trading license to non-tribal traders only in those trades which the local people cannot do such as saloons beside others,” Najiar added