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 More"Kya Baat hai @RahulGandhi Ji.. Congress ka Haath, Cambridge Analytica ke Saath!" Smriti Irani tweeted.
"I don't mind debating with him, but he will not come," said Irani.
The Minister for Information and Broadcasting, while speaking at an interactive session here, was asked if growing public opinion in favour of Gandhi worried the BJP.
Smriti Irani remembered her Kyuki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi days.
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People termed the decision as misguided as they called for guidelines for content of ads and increased sexual education, instead of ban.
Despite actors like Shabana Azmi and Hansal Mehta asking people to boycott the festival as a sign of protest, the film gala, which will go on till November 28, was opened by superstar Shah Rukh Khan.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with the Indian Film Personality of the Year Award at the event, while Canadian director Atom Egoyan will receive Lifetime Achievement Award.
Vasundhara Raje said that changes were required before its Padmavati release so that “it does not hurt the sentiments of any community”.
Ekta's father and veteran actor Jeetendra said: "My memories of Smriti from her 'Kyunki...' days are still so fresh.
Defending Chidambaram, Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said that J&K is an integral part of India and ‘will always remain so unquestionably’.
A war of words on Saturday broke out between the BJP and the Congress over Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter resurgence after news agency ANI suggested ‘bots’ or web robots that can produce automated mass retweets were behind it.
Smriti Irani said that the Congress leader’s account shows his tweets are retweeted by fake accounts from other countries.
Revelations made by Hershman brings to the forefront a few questions which Congress needs to answer, Smriti Irani said.
"Absolutely heartbreaking to see the recent attack on artist Karan and his artwork! Disgusting and appalling to say the least", Padmavati actress Deepika Padukone said.
Irani, the Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Textiles, responded to Gandhi's tweet in a similar fashion.
There are speculations that Rahul Gandhi may change his constituency from Amethi to Rae Bareli in the 2019 polls, and his mother may opt for a Rajya Sabha seat.
Amethi, which has traditionally been the Congress's bastion, witnessed a high-pitched poll battle in the last Lok Sabha election between Smriti Irani and Rahul Gandhi.
Smriti Irani’s remarks came hours after Rahul Gandhi targeted the RSS and the BJP alleging that they did not give any importance to women and asked how many of them were seen attending the Sangh's 'shakhas'.
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