Mobile phone retailers in Delhi NCR plan a protest on October 2 against UPI MDR (merchant discount rate) charges, using symbolic action in stores. The All India Mobile Retailers Association for the Delhi NCR region says retailers will cover UPI QR codes with black cloth and will refrain from accepting UPI payments on Gandhi Jayanti.
The outlets report the move as a targeted demonstration by the association rather than a broader consumer-facing action. Business Line quotes the association’s vice president, who links the protest to the MDR charges applied to UPI transactions. The announcement frames the protest as limited in duration to the Gandhi Jayanti day and focuses on UPI payment acceptance at retail counters, with no additional details provided in the coverage on specific charge rates or policy changes being demanded.
