Amid resentment by retailers, traders and citizens at the strict curbs and weekend lockdowns imposed till April 30, Opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis has urged Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to revise the restrictions in consultation with the aggrieved stakeholders.

Fadnavis wrote to Thackeray on Tuesday, telling him that the curbs on weekdays were akin to a blanket lockdown. “We had consented for a weekend lockdown but the curbs on weekdays are also like a lockdown. I believe the government did not think of all sectors before imposing harsh restrictions. People and traders are upset. At many places, traders have taken to the streets to protest,” he wrote further. The Opposition and traders raised their voices on Tuesday, a day after the government amended its previous order.