Following Sonia Gandhi, party leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge too appreciated Gadakri's work.

Our government has dealt with Rafale deal in a very transparent manner keeping the country's interest in mind, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said while giving a staunch reply to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's instigation on Twitter earlier.

Gandhi and the Congress have been terming the deal to purchase Rafale fighters from France to be the "biggest defence scam".

Party workers should fulfil their domestic responsibilities first because those who can not do that "can not manage the country", Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said.

Fernandes, who served as defence minister between 1998 and 2004, died Tuesday morning after a prolonged illness. He was 88.

In December, Gadkari said at an event in Pune that leadership should have the tendency to own up defeat and failures. The remarks had come days after the BJP's dismal show in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh assembly elections.

Seated in the front row, Gandhi and Gadkari were seen chatting and smiling while watching the grand parade.

  Constructed at a  cost of Rs 158.84 crore, the bridge would improve inter-state connectivity and benefit over 2,20,000 people living on the two sides -- Kathua in Jammu and Pathankot in Punjab.

"When I say there should not be any interference, it does not mean there should not be any contact between the people from the field of literature and politicians," he added.

Gadkari, the minister for water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation, also signed an MoU with six chief ministers for the construction of Renukaji Multi-Purpose Dam project in the Upper Yamuna Basin.

“Proposals on barter system between the two nations can also be considered”, Gadkari said. 

Eulogising Indira Gandhi, Gadkari on Sunday said that she did not need reservation to prove her mettle and did better than male leaders in the Congress.

Lok Sabha elections 2019 | "Modi's larger-than-life image has lost the shine now. Rahul Gandhi's leadership is not as towering as Modi's but he has gained importance as people are disappointed with the current government," the Sena MP said.

He also suggested that Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah must work hard in the Rajya Sabha while paving the way for former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan as the party President.   

“Please be quiet. It is government event, be silent and listen,” Gadkari is heard saying.

The BJP stalwart on Saturday had said nobody is willing to own up to failure unlike success and maintained "leadership should have the 'vrutti' (tendency) to own up defeat and failures".

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said "leadership" should own up to "defeat and failures" also, days after his party lost polls in three Hindi heartland states.

"Whatever were loopholes, we’ll work on them for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. We'll win the polls and Modiji will be PM again," Gadkari said.

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday laid foundation for National Highway projects worth Rs 9,533 crore in land-locked Arunachal Pradesh.

Union minister Nitin Gadkari said that some people in the BJP need to speak less at an event on Wednesday.