“Boycott Chinese Food,” Demands Union Minister Ramdas Athawale

The news of the violent face-off in which 20 soldiers were killed broke out, anti-China protests have been staged in various parts of the country

NEW DELHI| On Thursday Union Minister Ramdas Athawale demanded a ban on restaurants that are selling Chinese food in India. The reason being on the LAC the clash between India and China led to the death of 20 Indian soldiers.

Ramdas Athawale also appealed to the people to “boycott Chinese food”, news agency ANI reported.

Athawale through his twitter account said, “China is a country that betrays. India should boycott all products that are made in China. All restaurants and hotels that sell Chinese food in India should be closed down.”

चीन धोका देनेवाला देश है.भारत मे चीन के सभी वस्तुओंका बहिष्कार करना चाहीये.चायनीज फूड और चायनीज फूड के हॉटेल भारत मे बंद करने चाहीये ! pic.twitter.com/ovL2sOLUo4

— Dr.Ramdas Athawale (@RamdasAthawale) June 17, 2020

His comments come at a time when relations between the two countries are at an all-time low in the past several decades and there is an increasing demand from various sections in India to boycott Chinese products.

Ever since the news of the violent face-off in which 20 soldiers, including a colonel-rank officer, were killed broke out, anti-China protests have been staged in various parts of the country to demand a boycott of Chinese products.

Protests were seen across the nation. In Uttar Pradesh’ Gorakhpur-Basti zone against the killing of 20 Indian soldiers in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley. Agitators called for a boycott of Chinese products and burnt effigies of President Xi Jinping at several places.

In Gorakhpur, district BJP members and workers of the Hindu Yuva Vahini (HYV), a youth group floated by Yogi Adityanath, burnt an effigy of President Xi. The National Students’ Union of India and Youth Congress activists set fire to the Chinese flag and Xi’s effigy at DDU Gorakhpur University gate.