‘Nefarious campaign’: Nitin Gadkari threatens legal action against those ‘concocting’ statements
26 Aug 2022 12:28:20
Mumbai, August 26: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari issued a statement warning mainstream media, social media, and some persons in particular not to publish his statements out-of-context. In a series of tweets, the minister pointed out that there have been continuous efforts to run a nefarious, fabricated campaign against him.
Gadkari said that he will not hesitate to take legal action against people running the “malicious campaign against him”.
The video being circulated with the misleading caption has been extensively edited, and the statements were taken out of context to make it look like an anti-BJP statement by the minister.
Gadkari’s remarks come after a video of him allegedly saying that he will not be affected if he is relieved of his ministerial post. Sharing the full video of his speech, Gadkari warned of legal action if such mischief continues.
“Today, once again, efforts were being made to continue the nefarious and fabricated campaign against me for political mileage on my behest by some section of mainstream media, social media and some persons in particular by concocting my statements at public programmes without context or correct reference,” Gadkari said.
Gadkari said that he will not hesitate to take legal action against people running the “malicious campaign against him”.
“Although, I've never been disturbed by such malicious agendas of fringe elements but all concerned are hereby warned that if such mischief continue I will not hesitate to take them to the law in the larger interest of our Government, Party and millions of our hardworking Karyakartas. Therefore, I'm sharing the link of what I had actually said,” he said in a series of tweets.
The reaction from the him came after an edited video of his was made public by several media houses, netizens, and leaders, published a video with a caption asserting that Gadkari might be leaving BJP. The edited video started with Gadkari saying, “It does not matter what happens. Even if I lose my post, it will not matter. I am not a political person.”
On examining the video shared by Gadkari, it was revealed that the edited video does not even contain the statement in continuity. It was stitched from two different parts of the video, and the context of what the minister said has nothing to do with his association with the party, but it is about the work he has been doing and his department.