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.
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Air India is now on the verge of being sold due to massive debts, this is due to Congress party's wrong policies. They have ruined the economy: Nitin Gadkari.
Congress is in opposition and it is every right to question government's policies, however, it should not play politics over issues concerning the common man and poor. The Farm Laws are not against the farmers, says Nitin Gadkari.
The vehicle scrappage policy will be a win-win solution for all, will help in fighting pollution, says Nitin Gadkari.
Scrapping these vehicles will reduce population of old and defective vehicles, 25-30% reduction in vehicular air pollutants and improve road safety: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari
While inaugurating the National Road Safety month in the national capital on January 18.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said dialogue was the only way forward to end the stalemate with protesting farmers as he urged them to understand the laws and not be misguided.
Earlier on Friday, Gadkari had said the three new laws introduced by the Centre were good for farmers but confusion was being spread about them.
He expressed surprise at the fact that the construction of NHAI building in Dwarka took nine years and said the photographs of officials responsible for the delay should be displayed in the building "so that people came to know about those great personalities who took nine years to construct a building".
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated National Highways Authority of India's new building in Maharashtra's Nagpur, through video conferencing on October 26.ra Vidhan constituency in Muzzafarpur on October 26.
The 'first blasting' for construction of Zojila Tunnel took place in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on October 15.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today initiated the first blasting for construction related work at the 14.15 km Zojila tunnel that will provide all-year connectivity between Srinagar valley and Leh.
Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will virtually initiate 'first blast' of Zojila Tunnel project today (October 15). The tunnel on NH-1 connects Srinagar and Leh through Drass and Kargil.
While addressing at the fourth UITP India Bus Seminar supported by Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) and GIZ India via video conferencing.
Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Nitin Gadkari interacted with members from Bhartiya Udyog Vyapar Mandal on 39th Rashtriya Vyapari Diwas via video conferencing on August 09.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari addressed the Indian School of Business through video conferencing on July 13.
Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari inaugurated New Global Innovation Park Facility at Haryana's Manesar via video conferencing from Nagpur.
Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari said that the government is trying to make Village Industry's turnover to Rs 5 lakh crores within two years, from the current Rs 88,000 crore till March-end. He said,"The village industry turnover is Rs 88,000 crores till March-end.
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highway, Nitin Gadkari on June 14 attended 'Gujarat Jan Samvad' rally via video conference. While speaking in rally, he said, "Pakistan is on one side of our country, China on the other side.
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highway, Nitin Gadkari on June 14 attended 'Gujarat Jan Samvad' rally via video conference. While speaking in rally, he said, "The corona crisis will not last long.
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