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 MoreRashtrapati 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.
Delhi's Health Minister Satyendar Jain was on Monday arrested by the ED in a case related to money laundering. He was sent to the agency's custody till June 9.
Arvind Kejriwal had on Tuesday dubbed the ED case against Cabinet colleague Satyendar Jain as 'completely fake' and 'politically motivated'.
The survey was conducted upon up the completion of eight years of the Modi government.
The Quad summit in Japan's Tokyo had several key moments, one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photos 'leading' from the front is breaking the internet.
Smriti Irani, who happens to be the Union Minister, took to Instagram and shared a hilarious meme featuring none other than Jethalal aka Dilip Joshi from the popular show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. It seems like the 47-year-old actress-turned-politician was quite occupied at the beginning of the week which is why she can’t wait for the weekend to arrive.
Union Minister Smriti Irani took to her social media to express her unsaid feelings for her daughter Zoish Irani. She posted a heartfelt note and appreciated her daughter for her compassion and says that she makes her proud.
The Union Minister told the Congress leader that she doesn't appreaciate this as passengers were trying to deboard the plane but the Congress leader was blocking the way.
Bhumi Pedenkar recently dropped a picture with Smriti Irani from their recent meeting. In the caption, Bhumi wrote, "@smritiiraniofficial loved meeting you today. More power to you ma'am for all the amazing work you're doing towards uplifting our gender, the children of our country and all compromised communities."
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi revolved around an ideal daughter-in-law, Tulsi Virani (Smriti Irani), who is married to the grandson of a rich business tycoon Govardhan Virani. The show is one of the most successful and iconic shows on Indian television. On Smriti Irani's birthday, old videos and photos of her from the show went viral on social media.
On Smriti Irani's birthday, Mouni Roy took to social media to share a special note for her. She called the days when she first met the actress-politician while shooting for their TV show, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. Irani played the role of Tulsi Virani in the popular daily soap.
Irani said the Kejriwal dispensation has not paid Rs 13,000 crore due to civic bodies in the national capital.
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