The Congress leader alleged that shops in Connaught Place were deliberately closed ahead of the INDIA bloc. The Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of forcibly shutting down shops in Delhi's Connaught Place ahead of the INDIA bloc's 'Chalo Delhi' march and mega rally at Ramlila Maidan, alleging that the move is causing financial losses to local traders.