India, Sept. 26 -- Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari is being accused of financial misappropriation, money laundering and leveraging his official position for profit, charges his office have dismissed as baseless and politically motivated.

Nevertheless, social activist Anjali Damania on Thursday told the media that Gadkari had allegedly profited by awarding contracts for toll collection and road construction to Ideal Energy Projects Limited (IEPL) and its group companies, in which his son Nikhil was a partner. The company had been awarded contracts in various states, including Maharashtra.

Damania also demanded action against the senior BJP minister under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, and Insolvency and Bankruptcy C...