Masood snub: BJP neta call for boycott of Chinese goods

NEW DELHI: BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya has called for boycotting Chinese goods as a mark of protest against the eastern neighbour that blocked a bid

NEW DELHI: BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya has called for boycotting Chinese goods as a mark of protest against the eastern neighbour that blocked a bid to designate Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a terrorist by the United Nations.

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The BJP leader aired his views through a series of posts on Twitter, which were deleted in the afternoon.

Beijing’s move on Saturday to extend the “technical hold” imposed in April came a day before it was to lapse, giving Azhar — an accused in the Pathankot Indian Air Force base attack in January — another six-month breather.

“Buying Chinese products is an indirect support to a terrorist country,” Vijayvargiya wrote on Twitter. In a series of tweets using a hashtag “BoycottChina”, the BJP leader said Pakistan has China’s support and extending any economic support to the eastern neighbour was akin to weakening the country’s internal security.

“Saddened” with Chinese goods flooding the Durga Puja market in Kolkata, Vijayvargiya asked Indians to take a pledge that they will neither buy nor promote Chinese goods. “Appeal to traders: No matter how cheap Chinese goods are, country’s security and prestige are more important than profit,” he said in another tweet.