Panipat exporters to ‘boycott China’

Tribune News Service

Panipat, July 1

Members of the Haryana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Panipat chapter, and the Handloom Exports Manufacturers’ Association (HEMA) have decided to boycott China for not supporting India’s entry to NSG.

The exporters also decided to boycott the international summit on textile named “ITMA ASIA + CITME 2016” to be held in Shanghai in October.

With an annual turnover of Rs 30,500 crore per annum in domestic and international markets of textile industry, Panipat has become a textile hub.

“We are also getting consent from the state body to boycott China for business deals also,” said Pritam Singh Sachdeva, chairman, HCCI, Panipat chapter.

“This is the mega show of all nine European Textile Machinery Associations, China Textile Machinery Association and Japan Textile Machinery Association ,” said Ramesh Verma, president, HEMA, Panipat.

“Around 1,200 members are associated with the HEMA and they have decided to boycott China for not supporting our country in NSG. Our country is a major competitor of China in textile industry and they have decided to boycott the international summit,” he added.