new delhi over 12000 pharmacies in the national capital today joined the nationwide strike called by aiocd opposing online sale of drugs delhi retailers and distributors chemists association said the call for the strike was given by the all india organisation of chemists and druggists aiocd demanding action from the centre against illegal online sale of medicines all chemists shop in delhi are closed today except for some shops outside hospitals that we have allowed for providing emergency services to general public delhi retailers and distributors chemists association president sandeep nangia told earlier the aiocd president j s shinde had said that they strongly oppose the governments move to regularise sale of medicines through internet that is epharmacy in larger public interest shinde had claimed it was illegal to sell medicines on the internet under the drugs and cosmetics act 1940 the national chemists and druggists body has around eight lakh member chemists across the country meanwhile over 35000 chemists and wholesalers in chandigarh punjab and haryana today kept their shops closed chandigarh chemist association president vijay anand said the strike is to support eight lakh chemists across the country