Nitin Gadkari is the senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has been the Minister of Road Transport and Highways since 2019. He is also serving as the Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (2014), Shipping (2014 to 2019), Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (2017 to 2019) and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (2019 to 2021) in the successive Narendra Modi governments. Gadkari was the president of the BJP from 2009 to 2013. He has been a Lok Sabha member from the Nagpur constituency of Maharashtra for the last two terms. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Gadkari won the Nagpur seat by defeating Congress candidate Vilas Muttemwar with a margin of 2,84,848 votes. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Gadkari retained the Nagpur constituency by defeating Congress candidate Nana Patole with a margin of 2,16,009 votes. Gadkari was the Public Works minister in Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999 and also the Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council from 1999 to 2005. Nitin Gadkari is again contesting from the Nagpur constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
Read MoreUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari shared the dais with senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh and praised him for taking part in the Pandharpur pilgrimage.
India's road network stood at 1,45,240 km today compared to 91,287 km in 2013-14, the Road, Transport and Highways Minister said.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari recalled advice from a politician regarding joining Congress, to which the BJP leader replied that he would rather "jump into the well" than become a part of that party. Gadkari also said that he has "strong faith" in the BJP's ideology.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari urged people to use electric scooters as it is economically feasible and suit the climate.
The Amritsar-Jamnagar expressway will connect the towns of Amritsar, Bhatinda, Sangaria, Bikaner, Sanchore, Samakhiyali and Jamnagar across the four states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
This accomplishment highlights the dedication and ingenuity of India's road infrastructure industry. I extend my congratulations to the exceptional teams of Cube Highways, L&T, and Ghaziabad Aligarh Expressway Pvt Ltd (GAEPL) for their outstanding achievement, said Nitin Gadkari.
The expressway has been constructed by dividing it into four packages, in which 10.01 km area has been kept in two areas in the Delhi region and 18.9 km area in Haryana region has also been kept in two areas.
Nitin Gadkari Death Threat: The minister's office informed Delhi Police about the death threat received and the matter is under investigation.
Rajasthan: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday asserted that votes are won on the basis of “politics of service” rather than on "posters and banners".
Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Nitin Gadkari, Smriti Irani and Congress leaders-- Mallikarjun Kharge and Priyanka Gandhi will hold multiple rallies in the poll-bound state. Stay tuned here for the latest updates.
Taking to Twitter, Nitin Gadkari wrote, "Under the Bharatmala Pariyojana initiative, a new Greenfield Corridor Project is underway in the state of Tamil Nadu. This involves the development of a Double Tier 4-lane Elevated Corridor from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal."
The 13.14 km long Zojila Tunnel will be Asia's longest tunnel which will establish all-weather connectivity for Ladakh region with the rest of the country.
The Union Minister comments amid the attacks on Rahul Gandhi who was criticised for his remarks in London.
Aap Ki Adalat: Highlighting those road accidents are a result of human behaviour, Nitin Gadkari, lamented that even after being Transport Minister for nine years, he could not reduce the number of road accidents.
Aap Ki Adalat: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari appeared on Rajat Sharma's Aap Ki Adalat.
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari revealed how Rs 50 lakh crore worth of road construction contracts were given by his ministry, and not a single allegation of corruption surfaced.
The Minister for Road Transport and Highways is often credited for transforming road infrastructure of the country by laying out a web of expressways.
The rumors sparked after Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said, “I have already told people it’s enough now; vote for me if you agree and don’t if you think otherwise.”
As part of their investigation, the local police with the help of their Belagavi counterparts searched the premises of Hindalga Central Jail in the Karnataka city where a man named Jayesh Pujari is serving a life sentence, said Nagpur police chief Amitesh Kumar.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari made news on Tuesday for two wrong reasons. In the first case, his office receives 3 extortion calls and the second matter was related to objectionable social media posts.
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