Students boycott Chinese goods

BD Kasniyal

Pithoragarh, October 23

Students of Pithoragarh and Champawat districts have strongly opposed the use of Chinese crackers and other decorative material being manufactured from China.

Students from Beer Sheba school held a rally in Pithoragarh raising slogans against the use of Chinese crackers and decorative materials. “We have asked students to boycott Chinese goods and make our artisans self-sufficient in the manufacturing of goods which are needed at the time of festivals. Chinese goods have dominated our market and made our artisans strive for existence,” said Bhawan Bhakuni, director of Beer Sheba.

Congress workers also held a demonstration giving call to boycott Chinese goods. They said the party would launch an awareness programme in the district so that people give up the use of Chinese goods.

“China is strengthening anti-Indian powers at internationally and it cannot be allowed to destroy the Indian economy,” said Bhuwan Pandey, a spokesperson of the district Congress.

Meanwhile, students of local PG College today organised a signature campaign against the use of Chinese goods and urged people to make use of local goods. “On the first day, over 3,000 students pledged to boycott Chinese crackers and decorative materials,” said Nitin Marakana, president of the students’ union at LSM, PG College.