Smriti Irani is a prominent leader within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She is a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, representing Amethi. In the Indian general election 2019, Smriti Irani defeated Rahul Gandhi. Gandhi's family had previously represented the constituency for four decades. Prior to this, she was a Member of the Rajya Sabha for Gujarat and held multiple portfolios as a Minister in the Government of India (GOI). Smriti Irani contested the 2014 general elections against Rahul Gandhi in Amethi constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Irani lost to Rahul Gandhi by 1,07,923 votes, a 12.32% margin.
Read MoreLok Sabha 2024: Rahul Gandhi, who had won the Amethi parliamentary seat for three times in a row, was defeated by BJP leader and Union minister Smriti Irani in 2019 elections.
Chunav Manch 2022: The Union Minister made fun of Rahul Gandhi performing 'aarti' (prayer) of River Narmada. "If you have real respect for religion, you should not engage in hypocrisy. It is written in 'Vishnu Puran', that 'pakhand' (hypocrisy) is the son of 'Adharm' (Anti-Religion). "
Chunav Manch Gujarat: Speaking at India TV Chunav Manch, Smriti Irani attacked Rahul Gandhi over his Bharat Jodo Yatra and said every election season he comes out with such 'shows'.
Smriti Irani takes a jibe at Rahul Gandhi by posting upside down picture of him performing aarti bharat Jodo Yatra
Smriti on Bharat Jodo Yatra: Making an indirect reference to Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar, Irani took a dig at Gandhi for being in the company of people, who allegedly chanted "anti-India" slogans.
Ghulam Nabi Azad quits Congress: Veteran Congress leader Azad, who ended his five-decade association with the grand old party on Friday, accused Rahul Gandhi of demolishing the entire consultative mechanism and also pinned the blame on him for the 2014 electoral debacle.
The Union Minister shared the video on her Instagram saying, "dropping @dr.bharatippawar Tai, MoS Health to office after a great start to the day with Tiranga Yatra..."
Smriti Irani participated in a bike rally which was flagged off at the Red Fort in New Delhi. She was seen riding a scooty with Tricolours fixed at the back of the vehicle.
The court said in case the defendants fail to comply with its directions within 24 hours, social media platforms Twitter, Facebook and YouTube shall take down the material.
Sonia Gandhi-Smriti Irani face-off: Congress MPs are likely to meet Lok Sabha Speaker to complain against BJP MPs and Council of Ministers who were present in the confrontation with Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi.
Sonia Gandhi-Smriti Irani Parliament face-off: Mahua Moitra, in a tweet, said Sonia Gandhi was "encircled and heckled" when she tried to speak to BJP parliamentarian Rama Devi who was upset over Congress floor leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's "Rashtrapatni" remark.
Rashtrapati remark: BJP members stalled both Houses of Parliament on Thursday as they protested against Chowdhury, the party's top leader in Lok Sabha, for calling calling Murmu "rashtrapatni".
Parliament ruckus: Chowdhury is the leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha and used the remark while talking to the media during his party's protests over a host of issues.
Smriti Irani said her daughter is a first-year college student and does not run any bar. She alleged that the Congress held the press conference to target her daughter at the behest of the Gandhi family.
Smiriti rubbishes Congress's claim: The leader added that the allegations made by Congress are baseless. Attacking the Congress, Irani said: "The fault of my girl is her mother did a press conference on the loot of Rs 5000 crore by Rahul and Sonia Gandhi.
Goa bar row: In a statement, Zoish Irani's lawyer Kirat Nagra denied the charges against her client, saying Smriti Irani's political opponents have levelled various "concocted" allegations against her with a predetermined objective of defaming her
Smriti Irani's latest attack on Rahul Gandhi: Talking to reporters outside the Parliament, Irani said that Gandhi's political life has been dotted with show of disrespect to parliamentary procedures and traditions. He is now adamant to bring down the productivity of Lok Sabha, the Amethi MP added.
As advised by Prime Minister Modi, the President directed that Smriti Irani, Cabinet Minister, be assigned the charge of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, in addition to her existing portfolio and Ministry of Steel to Jyotiraditya Scindia.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to express his condolences about the demise of the business tycoon. Union Ministers Anurag Thakur and Smriti Irani also extended condolences.
The Union Minister informed on Twitter that she has tested positive for Covid and apologised to the people of Delhi's Rajendra Nagar for not being able to attend a program.
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