chandigarh the shiromani akali dal sad on tuesday asked the congress government to extend timings for opening shops and allow all shops to open keeping in view economic concernsformer minister daljit singh cheema said the government should take all necessary steps to ensure there was no overcrowding in markets but it should ensure all shops were allowed to do business in a regulated manner he asked the government to go by logic saying directions should not be issued from the farmhouse without taking into consideration the economic wellbeing of the peoplecheema also made out a strong case for waiving all taxes levied from the transport sector till the covid situation normalised and the economy limped back to normal he said the sector was not offered any relief package by the state government however the least the government can do is waive all taxes he said cheema said schoolbuses had been lying idle for more than a year he said the same was the case with autos and taxi operators he said trucks were functioning partly and were already burdened by increase in diesel ratesthe sad leader described the governments decision on closing procurement in market sub yards as illadvised