Guwahati: The Sualkuchi Weaving Crafts Industry Committee claimed on Tuesday that sellers of counterfeit clothing were passing them off as having been woven in Sualkuchi of Assam.
While addressing to media, the committee claimed that dishonest sellers were selling these garments to customers under the pretence that they were manufactured by Sualkuchi weavers.
They said, “The textile industries of Sualkuchi is appreciated across Assam for its uniqueness and measures should be taken to prevent these traders from selling counterfeit clothes in the name of the place.”
“On September 3, a shop named ‘Manju Silk’ was selling counterfeit clothes to customers by claiming it to be weaved in Sualkuchi,” the committee alleged.
A case has been lodged based on a complaint in this matter.
“There is a plan going on to destroy the textile industry of Sualkuchi and the ‘squad’ formed by handicraft industry is silent today,” they said.
As many as 35,000 families work in the sualkuchi textile business, which is monitored by international traders who call on the government to take appropriate action against these traders.