The Nag Vidarbha Chamber of Commerce, one of the leading bodies of traders in the region, celebrated Diwali Milan on Saturday at Rajwada Palace, Gandhisagar, in the city with great fanfare.
On the occasion, the chamber honored Amirullah Khan, Director of Khan Steel Centre Private Limited; Jagdish Mihani, Director of Swad Tea; and Sudarshan Shende, Managing Director of Vithoba Industries, with the “Maharashtra Gaurav Puruskar.”
Additionally, the chamber presented lifetime achievement awards to Pahilaj Sachani, Director of Shree Ganesh Builders Limited; and Laxmichand Thawani of Novelty Marketing.
The chamber also felicitated Sweta Chopda, Director of Indulgence; Sagar Ahuja of Ahuja Pen Mart; Ashish Kewalramani, Director of Ashish NX; and Jitu Belani, Director of Maan Medical.
Addressing the gathering, President of the Nag Vidarbha Chamber of Commerce, Arjundas Ahuja, highlighted some of the issues facing traders. “Even though the Government has abolished the Local Body Tax (LBT), many traders are still receiving notices from the department. We request the Government to end this department as soon as possible and provide relief to the traders,” he added.
Secretary of NVCC Sachin Puniyani; Joint Secretary Rajwantpal Singh Tuli; former Presidents of NVCC Praful Doshi, Gopal Soni, Muralidhar Surjan, Hemant Khungar, Jagdish Bang, Dipen Agarwal, and Hemant Gandhi; BJP leader Krishna Khopde; Vice President of the Nationalist Congress Party, Maharashtra State, Anil Ahirkar; Girish Vyas, Jayprakash Gupta, Praveen Datke, Congress leader Bunty Shelke, former corporator Ujjwala Sharma, and others were also present.