Surkhet, June 3 -- The business community in Surkhet has announced to open shops and businesses from Wednesday against the government's lockdown orders.

On the 71st day of the nationwide lockdown on Tuesday, Surkhet Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced that it will not adhere to the lockdown rules, saying the protracted stay-at-home orders have affected the local businesses.

Issuing a statement, the chamber said it was compelled to take such a decision as and the government had still not come up with a clear roadmap to exit from the lockdown while businesses continued to suffer losses.

The statement signed by Dhan Bahadur Rawat and Laxman Kandel, the chairman and general secretary of the organisation, said all business companies ...