Union minister Nitin Gadkari (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday made a cutting remark on Rahul Gandhi , saying that nobody takes the Congress leader seriously as he "speaks irresponsibly". When asked about Rahul Gandhi's dig at PM Modi , who he said was "suffering from memory loss" like outgoing US President Joe Biden, Nitin Gadkari said: "The way Rahul Gandhi speaks, nobody takes him seriously. I think people should not take his remarks seriously".
The Union minister also played down the Congress's pitch for a nationwide caste census , saying the "real issue is about the welfare of villages, the poor and farmers". "The poor have no caste and religion. A Muslim gets petrol at the same rate as others.
Asked if would like to become the BJP president, Gadkari said, "I have been the BJP president earlier and don't have any desire for that post now," the minister said in an interview with news agency PTI. Gadkari also spoke about the BJP's dismal performance in this year's general polls while acknowledging that the opposition's narrative swayed voters away from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). "A narrative was created that if we win 400-plus seats, we will amend the Constitution drafted by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar," the senior BJP leader said.
"There is no question of changing the Constitution. We will neither do it, nor allow others to do it," Gadkari told PTI. The minister further claimed that now voters have released that the opposition's .