Brief Outline: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in 34-second clip which has gone viral on social media, we were very confident that we can never come to power. So our people suggested us just to make tall promises. Now people remind us of our promises…Now we just laugh and move on.

Facts Check: Not True

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Good to see Union Minister @nitin_gadkari concurring with our view that the Modi Govt was built on jumlas and fake promises.

सही फ़रमाया, जनता भी यही सोचती है कि सरकार ने लोगों के सपनों और उनके भरोसे को अपने लोभ का शिकार बनाया है|

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Facts Check Analysis: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in 34-second clip which has gone viral on social media, we were very confident that we can never come to power. So our people suggested us just to make tall promises. Now people remind us of our promises…Now we just laugh and move on.

Gadkari was on a Colors Marathi reality show, Assal Pavhane, Irsal Namune alongside Bollywood actor Nana Patekar as a guest on October 4. Congress President Rahul Gandhi tweeted this commenting “सही फ़रमाया, जनता भी यही सोचती है कि सरकार ने लोगों के सपनों और उनके भरोसे को अपने लोभ का शिकार बनाया है|”

On October 10, Nitin Gadkari conducted a press conference clarifying that “This is false, I did not say anything on Modi ji or 15 lakhs etc. The program was in Marathi and I wonder since when has Rahul ji starting understanding Marathi?: Nitin Gadkari,Union Minister on reports that he said BJP over promised in 2014 elections”

Check the original video with Nana Patekar and Gadkari posted on the official Facebook page of Colors Marathi on September 30, 2018.

In the video Nitin Gadkari statement is about Maharashtra state elections which had taken place in 2014. Hence there is no claim made against PM Modi in the video being shared by the Congress President.

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Chetan Sharma is an Indian fact-checker and news writer, writing news for Ayupp since 2014.

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