RSS is against westernization, not modernization: Nitin Gadkari

“We are working on conversion of waste into wealth,” Gadkari said.

New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said the RSS is not against modernization, but against westernization.

"There is difference between modernization and westernization. The RSS is not against modernization. It`s against westernization. Second is innovation, entrepreneurship, technology and research comes under head Knowledge. Our vision is conversion of knowledge into wealth," he told ETV News Network head Jagdeesh Chandra in a recent interview when asked about his relation with the RSS.

"We are also making Car Scrapping policy. We are working on conversion of waste into wealth. Garbage can be a creation of five lakh crore economy. The waste water of Jaipur can be recycled and used to water the garden. We are working on 15 projects with Uma Bharti on Ganga River. We are working on to recycle the waste water of industries and reuse that," he added.