Video | Demonetisation move will benefit BJP in UP assembly elections, says Nitin Gadkari

Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday that the BJP will reap benefits of Centre’s demonetisation move in the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

In an exclusive interview with News Nation's Meetu Jain, Gadkari said that he has full faith in the note ban exercise and it will surely bring ‘achche din’ in coming days.

During the interview, Gadkari also rubbished allegations that about 50 planes were used in his daughter’s wedding.

Gadkari said that his ministry cleared several stalled road and highway construction projects during his tenure as the Union minister.

Here are the top quotes:

# Ramjanmabhoomi is a symbol of country’s dignity. We have initiated several projects in Ayodhya. However, there are no religious intentions in it.

# My ministry will initiate projects worth Rs two lakh crore in UP of which projects of Rs 88,000 crore have been sanctioned.

# Contracts worth 4.5 lakh crore have been issued. Our track record is better

# Several stalled road construction projects have been cleared by my ministry

# The news about 50 jets used in my daughter’s wedding was baseless

# BJP will benefit due to demonetisation in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections

# Several changes by the RBI in rules related to cash transactions were aimed at providing relief to the common man.

# Majority of the leaders who don’t support demonetisation are actually hurt by it.

# No trust deficit between ministers and Modi government: Gadkari