Work or will tell people ‘dhulai karo’: Nitin Gadkari’s warning to road & transport officials

PTI, Aug 18, 2019, 10:13 AM IST

Nagpur: Coming down on red-tapism, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday that he warned some officials earlier in the day that if a certain issue was not resolved, he would tell people “dhulai karo” (thrash them).

The Union Minister, whose portfolios include road transport and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, was addressing a convention of Laghu Udyog Bharti, an RSS-linked outfit working in the MSME sector.

“Why we have this red-tapism, why do all these inspectors come, they take ‘hafta’ (bribe). I tell them to their face, you are (government) servant, I have been elected by people. I am answerable to people. If you commit theft, I will say you are a thief.

“Today I held a meeting at RTO office here…director and transport commissioner attended,” Gadkari, who represents Nagpur in the Lok Sabha, said.

“I told them, you solve this problem within eight days, otherwise I will tell people take law into your hands and thrash them (`dhulai karo’). My teachers have taught me this – throw out the system which does not give justice,” he added.

The minister, known for his blunt way of talking, did not elaborate on which problem he was referring to.