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I feel Major Gogoi should be awarded Padma Bhushan: Nitin Gadkari
New Delhi: On Wednesday, Union minister Nitin Gadkari applauded Major Gogoi and said that he should be "awarded Padma Bhushan".
"Major Gogoi used his presence of mind to save several soldiers. It is a strategy. I feel he should be awarded Padma Bhushan," said Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping.
He said this in an exclusive conversation with ABP News channel. Here are excerpts from the interview:Major Gogoi used his presence of mind to save several soldiers. It is a strategy. I feel he should be awarded Padma Bhushan: @nitin_gadkaripic.twitter.com/KauGdV075m
— ABP News (@abpnewstv) May 24, 2017
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"Man tied to the jeep had led stone pelters. As soon as we tied the man to the jeep, pelting of stones stopped. If I had opened fire, many lives would have been lost. My focus was to protect the polling staff and people," he said.
"With this idea of tying the man to the jeep, I managed to save several lives," he added.
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