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India should boycott Chinese goods: Fernandes
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NewsByte on 31 March, 2008 10:39:00
 
Vadodara: Criticising the Centre's policy on China, former Defence Minister,
George Fernandes, has urged the nation and other countries to pressurise the
communist nation to change its stand on Tibet by boycotting Chinese goods. While
speaking at a function organised by the Regional Tibet Youth Congress (RTYC) in
the city on Sunday, the Former Defence Minister said, "India has surrendered to
China and is not taking any bold stand on the independence of Tibet." The
imperialist face of China is totally 'bared' and the world has witnessed
'ghastly' scenes of the killings of people,” adding that is a do or die
situation for Tibet.
The NDA leader pointed out that the genocide of innocent and peaceful people
should wake up all the countries supporting the cause of Tibet . He said that
the Olympic torch should not be allowed to come to India and that he had asked
his friends and others to make "all effort" to prevent the flame's run in the
country.
Fernandes also alleged that the Centre postponed the proposed meeting between
Vice President Hamid Ansari and Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama under "Chinese
pressure". Later, talking to reporters, former Minister expressed doubt over the
emergence of Third alternative sans Congress and BJP advocated by the Left
parties. He said, "They have been talking about this issue for some time now,
but not doing anything."( PTI)