The Samajwadi Vyapar Sabha protested against the MDR charge, stating that the government's arbitrary use of merchant discount rates on UPI payments must be reversed.

The proposed Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charge on UPI payments in the country has sparked outrage among traders. In protest, traders under the banner of Samajwadi Vyapar Sabha Mahanagar Varanasi held a massive protest march in the Neemchibagh and Chowk areas on Monday. Led by Mahanagar President Kashinath Gupta, hundreds of traders gathered to denounce the central government's move as anti-trade and engaged in intense sloganeering.