Government not taking decisions in time: Nitin Gadkari

New Delhi, Aug 23: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has once again struck a discordant note with his own government. This time Gadkari has said that the government is "not taking decisions in time" and that's a problem while implementing projects.

Gadkari was speaking at NATCON 2022, organised by the Association of Consulting Civil Engineers, Mumbai.

"You can make miracles...and the potential is there...My suggestion is the future of Indian infrastructure is very bright. We need to accept good technology, good innovation, good research and successful practices in the world and in the country," Gadkari was quoted saying NDTV.

"We should have alternative materials by which we can reduce costs without compromising on the quality. And time is the most important thing in the construction. Time is the biggest capital. The biggest problem is the government is not taking decisions on time," said the Union Minister.

Time is "more important than technology or resources", he added.

Last week, the BJP dropped Union Minister Nitin Gadkari from its parliamentary board and brought in six new faces including B S Yediyurappa and Iqbal Singh Lalpura.

Nitin Gadkari on Sunday attributed the BJP's rise to power to the work done by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L K Advani and Deendayal Upadhyaya. Addressing an event of the Laxmanrao Mankar Smriti Sanstha, which has 11,000 teachers and many schools in tribal areas.

Last month, Gadkari had said that he sometimes feel like quitting politics as there are many other things to do in life apart from politics.

"In the present era, when the word politics has lost its meaning, value and importance. I also sometimes think of leaving politics. Apart from politics, there are many things to do in life," Gadkari had said.