Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Gadkari today said the perpetrators of the Punjab National Bank fraud will be brought to book and asserted the National Democratic Alliance government has never protected scam-tainted people.
Gadkari was replying to questions related to the alleged Rs 11,400-crore fraud at PNB and its fallout.
The perpetrators will be brought to book. Our government has never protected such people and has done every bit possible to put the nation on top.Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & Highways
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He was speaking at a programme, 'Chaupal', organised by a news channel at a hotel in suburban Bandra.
Asked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence over the fraud, he said: “The people wanting the PM to say something on it should be little mindful before asking such questions. They should know who is responsible for this scam.”
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On his possible return to the state politics, the minister, who handles a slew of key portfolios like the Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Water resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, said he is now “settled” in New Delhi and has no intention to come back to his home state of Maharashtra.
“Let me clarify...I am not coming back to Mumbai and Maharashtra under any circumstances. Yes, earlier I was not willing to leave Mumbai and Maharashtra. But, now I am very much settled in Delhi and satisfied with whatever I have been entrusted to deliver at the national level. I am now emotionally attached with Delhi. I have lots of work to do," he said.
Gadkari's assertion comes in the backdrop of speculation that he may be sent back to Maharashtra as Chief Minister, replacing incumbent Devendra Fadnavis.
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