"Bhayankar Pollution": Nitin Gadkari Admits He's Reluctant To Visit Delhi

Union minister Nitin Gadkari said the city of Delhi is such that "I do not like to live here. I get infection due to pollution here".

Irked by increased pollution levels in Delhi, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, who is an MP from Nagpur, on Tuesday confessed that he does not feel like visiting the national capital as he often catches infection here.

Addressing an event here, Gadkari said the city of Delhi is such that "I do not like to live here. I get infection due to pollution here".

"Har baar Delhi me aata hua, aisa lagta hain ki (Delhi) jaana chahiye ki nahi. Itna bhayankar pollution hai (Every time, while coming to Delhi, I think whether I should go or not because pollution levels are so high," he said.