"I have started an experiment in Delhi....I have started storing my urine in a 50 litre can at my official residence in Delhi. It's a big government house which earlier belonged to (Congress president) Sonia Gandhi," Gadkari, Minister of Highways and Shipping, said at an event in Nagpur.
"An acre of organic farming is possible on the bungalow premises, which even has trees. I instructed my gardener to try urine on one tree and plain water on others. Urine is a manure which has urea and nitrogen," he said, urging the audience to try out the experiment.
Recalling his own experience, the Minister said, "The plants which were given urine instead of water grew one and a half times bigger than those that were given water."
Gadkari's advice drew a swarm of merry comments on Twitter with hashtag 'GadkariLeaks'.
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"PM says pee in toilets. #Gadkari says pee in the garden. The nation wants to know where to pee," one twitter post said, apparently referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign to end the practice of defecating in the open.
Another member of the Twitterati posted the picture of a tree, calling it Gadkari's outdoor washroom, while yet another post said,"Nitin Gadkari leaks farm policy- shares with farmers urine's fertilising powers.