Activists say 'no' to Chinese goods

AURANGABAD: A group of senior citizens had decided to boycott goods made in China from October 23 with Diwali less than a week away.
After a widespread campaign on social media, several activists decided to boycott Chinese products. The decision was taken to express their wrath against China for be-friending Pakistan after the Uri attack in which 17 soldiers of Indian Army were brutally killed by terrorists from Pakistan.A group of 25 citizens including Anant Motale, Shrichand Jaggasi, Swati Kulkarni, Sharad Halkunde, Ramesh Tiwari, Laxminarayan Pahadiya, Nilesh Bansode, Rajendra Taneja, Laxman Sawnani, Prashant Awasarmal, Akash Shinde and Ajit Rana have joined hands to urge people against the use of Chinese products.
"We have launched a five-day campaign from October 23 till Diwali," said activist Motale, the brain behind the campaign.
"He said China's economy largely depends on Indian market. They recieve a huge economic boost from almost all Indian festivals such as Dusshera, Diwali and Holi. They make Rs 3000 crore turnover just by selling lights during Diwali in Indian market apart from other goods such as lantern and firecrackers," he said.
"This is an attempt to pay homage to our martyred soldiers aand also boost the Indian economy," said another member Swati Kulkarni. "Indian market is flooded with inferior quality Chinese products that are available at cheap prices. Government should ban the import of Chinese products so that local industry could grow and add to the development of the country," said activist Jaggasi.