CAIT sought direct intervention of PM Modi in Amazon case

Central Chronicle News
Raipur, Oct 23: CAIT National Vice President Amar Parwani, chairman Mangelal Maloo, Amar Gidwani, State President Jitendra Doshi , Working President Vikram Singh Deo, Parmanand Jain, Vashu Makhija, State General Secretary Suriender Singh, State Working General Secretary Bharat Jain, State Treasurer Ajay Agrawal and state media incharge Sanjay Choubey informed that The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) in a communication sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought his direct intervention in the current scenario of the country’s e-commerce business which has been greatly vitiated by the prominent global e-commerce companies by violating the laws and rules of the country since the year 2016. The CAIT said that the e-commerce trade in the country has been captivated by these companies by openly flouting the rules but neither any ministry nor any Government Agency has taken any cognizance of such grave and continuous violations and no effective steps have been taken to curb their unhealthy business practices. The CAIT while citing the media report of an international news agency has said that it is a pity that though the issue belongs to e-commerce trade by Amazon in India, several US Senators have taken its cognisance but no one from the Government has taken any step on such a burning unhealthy business practices of Amazon.
CAIT National Vice President Mr. Amar Parwani and State President Mr. Jitendra Doshi in communication to PM Modi said that it seems that the rules of the country have succumbed to these companies which is the root cause for their arbitrariness in e-commerce business without any fear of law or the rules and it is a pity that there is no mechanism to rein in them. It is further regretted that even after making complaints with credible evidence, no steps were taken to prevent it. Only the ceremonial proceedings have been initiated by the Competition Commission of India on the complaints filed by the traders and the slow pace at which the investigation is going on, the traders of the country are not satisfied with it and there is absolutely no hope of any fruitful result. The Enforcement Directorate has been investigating the violation of FEMA law for more than two years, but there is no trace of its investigation. The manner in which these companies are operating in e-commerce business is nothing less than an outright economic terrorism.
Mr. Parwani and Mr. Doshi further said that last week a credible global news agency in its investigative story has made a very serious allegation on the US company Amazon, quoting evidence that Amazon copies the products of India’s industries and manufactures them with its own system and selling the same through its own e-commerce marketplace at very low prices. It is establishing dominance due to which the small scale industries of India are being badly affected and not only this, Amazon prevents the business of other sellers by rigging the search system on its portal by keeping its products on top notch. This is directly against your self-reliant India campaign because the victims of their devious policies are the small and medium industries and business class of the
country.