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.
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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'.
Keeping an eye on 2019 general elections, BJP president Amit Shah is expected to address a mega rally in the Gandhi bastion today.
Responding to a question, Rahul said that he was ‘absolutely ready’ to be the party's prime ministerial candidate for the 2019 general elections.
BJP today hit back at Rahul Gandhi for defending dynastic politics, reminding him that the top three constitutional posts in the country are held by common people with merit and that democracy is not beholden to dynasty.
Smriti Irani hit back at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for his speech at Berkeley where he targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi
"Bareilly Ki Barfi" is a romantic comedy film, which released on August 18. Earlier, Amitabh Bachchan had described the film as "a delightful" one with "such competent and excellent performances".
Rajya Sabha Chairman Venakaiah Naidu administered the oath to Amit Shah and Smriti Irani in his chamber
The 48th edition of IFFI will be held from November 20 to 28.
Pahredaar Piya Ki has been under scrutiny for a while for portaying a romantic relationship between an adult woman and a 9-year-old boy
Sony TV's daily soap shows a 9-year-old boy falling for an 18-year-old girl, and subsequently getting married to her. The show also aired some honeymoon sequences.
The high-voltage political drama for three Gujarat Rajya Sabha seats culminated with Congress leader Ahmed Patel’s victory, coming as a major blow to the BJP on their home turf despite wins for Amit Shah and Smriti Irani
Besides Shah and Irani, the BJP has fielded Congress turncoat Balwant Singh Rajput for the third seat. While Shah and Irani are set to emerge victorious, Patel’s fate has been hanging in balance after internal bickering in the Congress.
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