Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said there's nothing wrong with importing goods that aren't available but asked why Ganesha idols should be bought from China. "Can't we make a Ganesha idol from clay, is it the situation?" she asked. Sitharaman added that imports that don't lead to job creation and growth will not help India become self-reliant and the overall economy.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said there's nothing wrong with importing goods that aren't available but asked why Ganesha idols should be bought from China. "Can't we make a Ganesha idol from clay, is it the situation?" she asked. Sitharaman added that imports that don't lead to job creation and growth will not help India become self-reliant and the overall economy.