‘If I don’t get a ministerial post, I will not die…’, what did Nitin Gadkari say about his principle?
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari does not discuss caste and religious issues from public platforms. He believes that leaders should focus on development work.
Attending the convocation of Nanmuda Institute in Nagpur, he said, “We never discriminate on the basis of these things (religion/politics). I am in politics and a lot is said here, but I decided that I will work in my own way and will not think about who will vote for me and who will not.”
The Union Minister said, “I have an old slogan about caste. I have been saying from the beginning that if anyone talks about caste, I will kick him. I continued this stance even at the cost of losing elections or losing the ministerial post.”
More and more engineers and doctors should emerge from Muslim community: Gadkari
He said, “When I was an MLC, I gave permission to Anjuman-e-Islam Institute (Nagpur) Engineering College. I felt that the Muslim community needed it. The Union Minister said, “If more and more engineers, IPS, IAS officers emerge from the Muslim community, then everyone will develop. We have the example of former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.”
Nitin Gadkari further said that today thousands of students have become engineers under the banner of Anjuman-e-Islam. If they did not get the opportunity to study, nothing would have happened. This is the power of education. It can change lives and communities.’
The Union Minister said about his principle that I do not talk about religion and caste in public. Social service is above everything. Whether I lose the election or lose the ministerial post, I will remain firm on this principle of mine. If I do not get the ministerial post, I will not die.
