CRPF men pledge ‘boycott’ of Chinese goods
It is not our official stand, says DIG
Srinagar/New Delhi: Hours after some CRPF men in north Kashmir announced boycott of Chinese goods, officials have denied it being an official line by saying that the men took the pledge due to emotions.
The video, which has gone viral on social media, purportedly shows a group of men dressed in combat uniform standing in a row in an open field and taking oath in Hindi by raising hands to boycott Chinese products like eatables, drinks, electronic and communication goods and clothes.
Officials said the incident reportedly took place on June 2 at a force camp in Sopore in north Kashmir prompting the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to issue a statement, saying “there is a video going viral on social media regarding some CRPF personnel taking a pledge not to use foreign goods”.
“This is not the official stand of CRPF and some personnel of a unit based in Kashmir have taken the pledge out of emotions at local-level,” they said.
The statement, issued by CRPF spokesperson Deputy Inspector General Moses Dhinakaran, said “we are looking into the matter”.
Recently, Ladakh-based innovator and educationist Sonam Wangchuk had appealed to Indians to boycott Chinese products in the backdrop of the recent standoff between Indian and Chinese forces along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in that region. (PTI)
Press Trust of India
