Pankaja Munde tweets about shoddy work in highway project, Nitin Gadkari orders action against contractors

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday received a Twitter complaint about shoddy road construction from unusual quarters — BJP national secretary Pankaja Munde.

Even though the complaint raised eyebrows, what with a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader pointing out “substandard work” that falls under the jurisdiction of a minister from her own party, Gadkari took immediate cognisance of the matter and ordered stern action against the contractors concerned.

“Paithan Pandharpur National Highway 725 km already developed huge cracks even before its completion. I am sure such poor quality work will not be acceptable to our union minister Nitin Gadkari ji,” Munde wrote on Twitter, posting a picture of the highway stretch in question.