'Nation has a right to keep its data safe': CAIT advocates banning Huawei from 5G roll-out

As demand for  boycotting of Chinese products get louder, Confederation of All India Trers (CAIT) w writes to Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Pras demanding that Chinese firms HUAWEI & ZTE Corporation should t be allowed to participate in 5G network rollout in India due to strong concerns of national security, sovereignty and integrity.

Trers body raised apprehensions by saying se Chinese companies have been globally charged with a laundry list of crimes including spying, conspiracy, money laundering, bank & wire fraud.

"It's a demand under campaign of Boycotting Chinese goods by Confederation of All India Trers which was launched on 10th of June. fundamental reason of raising this demand is that we all kw users of smartphones are increasing day by day in India and after 5G, demand will increase and data capturing will be much easier in 5G network. We feel that looking at national security reason, se Chinese techlogy companies (Huawei and ZTE) should t be me a part of 5G roll out in India," said Praveen Khandelwal, Secretary-General of CAIT.

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"We are going under certain critical circumstances with China and body can predict anything in coming future. On or side every nation has a right to keep its data safe and if se two companies are being given any chance to participate in 5G rollout n probably data captured by se Chinese companies could be used against India," ded Khandelwal.

CAIT furr said that re are many indigeus companies who should be given priority and call of Prime Minister of "Vocal for Local" should be strengned.

"We have several Indian companies available and we should give m a chance to strengn call of Prime Minister "Vocal for local". We have decided that India shouldn't be dependent on any country and we are beginning this by boycotting Chinese products," said Praveen Khandelwal.

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