India-China tensions: No arbitrary stopping of goods at ports, says Gadkari

There are reports that customs authorities at Chennai and Vishakhapatnam ports are conducting extra scrutiny of consignments from China

Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said there is "no arbitrary stopping of goods" at Indian ports and the government is initiating path-breaking reforms to help MSMEs and businesses and make the country self-reliant.

The Road Transport, Highways and MSME Minister Gadkari has said his concerns over stopping of goods at Indian ports were "purely context specific" and he is among the strongest proponents of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'.

After a representation from a farmers and traders' body that imported agriculture equipment consignments were delayed at ports, Gadkari in a letter to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal