Traders raise concerns over H-FAST raids in Begum Bazar

Traders and wholesale merchants voiced concerns over recent Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST) raids at a meeting by the Hyderabad Kirana Merchant’s Association with police and food safety officials at Begum Bazar on Monday evening.

Shops in parts of Begum Bazar remained shut for the evening as a makeshift podium was set up, where around a hundred traders, dealers and businessmen interacted with officials on enforcement practices and the invocation of legal provisions during inspections.