{"id":562,"date":"2018-08-09T18:08:08","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T18:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/indiafdiwatch.org\/?p=562"},"modified":"2018-08-09T18:08:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T18:08:08","slug":"opposing-walmarts-takeover-of-flipkart-competition-commission-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiafdiwatch.org\/?p=562","title":{"rendered":"Opposing Walmart&#8217;s Takeover of Flipkart, Competition Commission Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The newly formed Joint Action committee Against Foreign Retail and E-commerce, which include almost all major traders, workers and farmers associations of India, condemned the green light given to Walmart&#8217;s takeover of Flipkart by Competition Commission of India. It held protests in a few places in Delhi including at Jantar Mantar, and a few other cities in India. A action program for sustained protests against the acquisition were also announced. Press release with quotation from leaders of major traders, workers and farmers organisations is enclosed.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">A picture of protest at Jantar Mantar\u00a0 and video <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/indiafdiwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/walmart-protest-photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-563\" src=\"http:\/\/indiafdiwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/walmart-protest-photo-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiafdiwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/walmart-protest-photo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiafdiwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/walmart-protest-photo-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/indiafdiwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/walmart-protest-photo-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/indiafdiwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/walmart-protest-photo-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/indiafdiwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/walmart-protest-photo.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EsUE1pEFItg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/indiafdiwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Walmart-press-release.pdf\">Walmart press release<\/a><\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Findiafdiwatch.org%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F562&#038;t=Opposing%20Walmart%E2%80%99s%20Takeover%20of%20Flipkart%2C%20Competition%20Commission%20Decision&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Findiafdiwatch.org%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F562&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=http%3A%2F%2Findiafdiwatch.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F08%2Fwalmart-protest-photo-300x225.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Opposing%20Walmart%E2%80%99s%20Takeover%20of%20Flipkart%2C%20Competition%20Commission%20Decision\" style=\"font-size: 0px; 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