Delhi: No Chinese goods in Diwali sale, say traders

NEW DELHI: In the wake of the border conflict, the Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) has launched a campaign against Chinese products and the participating traders have decided not to import any product from China for Diwali.
Goods like lights, idols of Lakshmi-Ganesha, lamps, toys, gift items, phones and decorative items worth thousands of crores are imported every Diwali and sold across north India by Delhi-based wholesalers.
A protest against these goods was organised by CTI at Connaught Place on Friday. "China sells goods worth billions of dollars in India and its products have also captured the demands generated during festivals," said CTI convener Brijesh Goyal. Traders usually place orders for Diwali in July.
"We have started this campaign to motivate traders not to place orders and most of them have agreed," said Goyal. "More use of made-in-India goods will also solve the problem of unemployment," said a trader.