{
  "id": 3439595,
  "title": "Gadkari office clarifies on retirement remark",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/gadkari-office-clarifies-on-retirement-remark",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T05:48:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/nitin-gadkaris-office-clarifies-new-generation-remark-that-tiggered-retirement-buzz/articleshow/133530934.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Union minister Nitin Gadkari clarified his remarks about transferring responsibility to the \"new generation\" after media interpreted them as a potential sign of retirement. His office emphasized that the comments were specifically about the Laxmanrao Mankar Trust, a social organization founded by Gadkari that operates Ekal Vidyalayas in tribal regions. The minister was speaking to a gathering at the Eklavya Ekal Vidyalaya Shikshak-Parvekshak Parikshan Varg event in Nagpur when he mentioned his reduced capacity to dedicate much time to the trust and urged the younger generation to take on greater responsibility. Gadkari's office stated that his remarks were clearly focused on the functioning and future leadership of the trust, and were not intended as a political statement.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Nitin Gadkari clarified remarks about transferring responsibility to new generation.",
    "His office emphasized comments were about Laxmanrao Mankar Trust.",
    "Trust operates Ekal Vidyalayas in tribal regions."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}