Suspend ‘festive sales’ events of Amazon and Flipkart, CAIT urges goverment

Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has urged the government to suspend the 'festive sales' events of Amazon and Flipkart, as a Madras Court Lawyear K Narasimhan has accused Flipkart of offering discounts at product level for select sellers.

The accusation was made in a letter sent by Narasimhan to Amardeep Singh Bhalla, Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

Narasimhan alleged that seller listings are being automatically opted into waiver-driven offers without their explicit consent. As per rules, e-commerce companies are barred from interfering with or influencing the price of products listed on their platform.

Demanding action against the company, Narsimhan said, the current practice of Flipkart runs contrary to the principles of fair trade and such manipulations severely undermine the level playing field in the e-commerce space, stifling competition and hurting the broader seller ecosystem.