LUDHIANA, March 31: Ludhiana MP and the National Spokesperson of the Congress Manish Tewari today assured the protesting jewelers that he will take up their issue with the Union Finance Minister to sort out their demand regarding excise duty.
Tewari today went to meet the protes ting jewelers who were staging dharna near the Fountain Chowk against the duty imposed in the recent budget. He was accompanied by the District Congress Committee Ludhiana Urban president Pawan Dewan, local MLA Bharat Bhushan Ashu, Gurmail Pehalwan, councilor Balkar Sandhu and others.
He appealed to them to lift the dharna and resume their business and meanwhile he will fix their meeting with the Finance Minister. Following his appeal the jewelers lifted the dharna and resumed their business after opening their shops.