The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) called for a Bharat Bandh on February 26 to protest against the rise in fuel prices, the E-Way Bill and the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Close to 40,000 trade associations have joined in for the protest on Friday. The All India Transporters Welfare Association (AITWA) has extended their support to the Bharat Bandh.

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CAIT has asked the central government to stop “tax terrorism” and is demanding a simpler process to file GST returns. In a tweet on Friday, CAIT said, "8 crore Traders @CAITIndia, 1 crore transporters @aitwa and lacs of tax professionals participating in #BharatBandh today as a mark of protest against distorted #GST”.

8 crore Traders @CAITIndia,1 crore Transporters @aitwa and lacs of Tax Professionals participating in #BharatBandh