Two days after we first broke the story Nitin Gadkari finally broke his silence on TIMES NOW. Gadkari defended himself over allegations that he was lobbying for party MP Ajay Sancheti in the multicrore irrigation scam. The BJP President stated that he had written 5 letters to speed up the irrigation project for the farmers of Vidharba.Now after Gadkari's scathing reply, BJP is back on the defensive.