R B Jagadish

Daijiworld Media Network - Karkala (SP)

Karkala, Aug 29: BJP national organizing secretary, B L Santhsoh, mentioned that India is facing onslaught from China in sectors like economic, cultural, and social sectors. He called upon young people to show determination in facing these challenges affectively by becoming fiercely patriotic.

He was speaking at a programme, 'Challenges from China - our steps' being held at Sulkeri Laxmidevi Kalyana Mantap on Monday August 28.

"China, which shares border with seven Indian states, had recently transgressed Indian border at Doklam," he said, recollecting events which unfolded thereafter. He said that China had created border dispute during the last ten years by sneaking into Indian side. "China has shown the same aggression with other 23 countries located around it as it is an expansionist country," he stated.

Santhosh also criticized China for frequently getting into friction with neighbouring countries by raising the topic of right over land, water etc. "Time is ripe for China to realize that the present India is not the country they were engaged in war in 1962," he added. He also recollected the fact that China had once become a laughing stock in the world by trying to establish a town in that country by copying Gaya, a holy land associated with Gautama Buddha. "China has always been a country which thrives by creating fake things and copying others. Unfortunately, in pursuance of these policies, it is even ready to severe ancient religion-based relationship it has been sharing since long with India," he said.

He said that India is importing many things from China including toys, insect bats, silk, machinery of daily use, household goods, and even idol of Lord Ganapati which people worship at home. He advised people to realize that mosquito bats used to kill the insects are far more dangerous as compared to mosquitoes themselves.

"Under the leadership of Swadeshi Jagran Manch, a campaign titled 'Rashtreeya Swadeshi-Suraksha' has been set into motion.This campaign aims at boycotting things made in China. Already imports from China have come down by seven percent," he informed.

Santhosh termed Pakistan as a country sans any leadership. He recalled that most of the time during the last 70 years since Pakistan came into being, it was ruled by military because of interference by terrorism, fundamentalists, and military.

MLA, V Sunil Kumar, BJP Udupi district president, Mattaru Ratnakar Hegde, taluk BJP president, Maniraj Shetty, leaders like Uday Shetty, Shreesha Nayak and Yogeesh Salian were present.

President of BJP Yuvamorcha, Karunakar S Kotian, welcomed and deliered introductory address. Reshma sang 'Vande Mataram'.