I am ready for any probe, says Gadkari

Mumbai : Reiterating that the corruption charges against him were part of a conspiracy, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Wednesday said his assets were worth Rs.12.5 crore and he was ready for any kind of probe.

Gadkari, who arrived in Mumbai Wednesday morning, was welcomed by hundreds of supporters at the airport.

“There are attempts being made to slander me, to destroy my reputation,” he said.

“My assets are worth Rs.12.5 crore and I am ready to face any probe,” he told reporters in Hindi.

Gadkari also blamed a section of the media for targeting him and maintained that he had been fighting for the right of farmers and had no association whatsoever with union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and BJP MP Ajay Sancheti – named as involved in an irrigation scam in Maharashtra.

“I have been fighting for the rights of farmers in Maharashtra, especially irrigation in Vidarbha region. Kejriwal says that in my sugar factory, I use 100 percent of the water from the dam – whereas the water used in the factory is less than one percent,” Gadkari said.

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