Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday dismissed the claims of getting retired from politics. The senior BJP leader made the statement while referring to a media report. "I have no intention of retiring from politics," the senior BJP leader said while speaking to media in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri. "The media must uphold responsible journalism in their reporting on this matter," he added.

Earlier on Thursday, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari also conducted an aerial inspection of the construction work of the Mumbai-Goa highway. Industries Minister of Maharashtra Uday Samant was also present on occasion, said a press release on Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Union Minister Gadkari said that the much-awaited construction work of Mumbai-Goa National Highway No 66 would be completed by December 2023 and the road will be open for traffic in January 2024.