New Delhi, June 19 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday said "red-tapism is back", "corruption is thriving" and Delhi's businesspersons are once again under the thumb of officials.

AAP Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj has hit out at the BJP for turning the clock back on ease of business in the capital. "From making trade licences deliberately complex to unleashing a fresh wave of 'Inspector Raj', the BJP is deliberately choking Delhi's traditional markets, already struggling in the age of e-commerce, with even plans to shift historic bazaars like Chandni Chowk out of the city."

Criticising the BJP-led MCD for "harassing" Delhi's businesspersons, AAP Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj said, "At a time when countries across th...