On September 29, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Smriti Irani sharply criticized the Waqf Board, asserting that the issue transcends mere property disputes. During her remarks, she highlighted instances where individuals faced harassment from the Board, emphasizing the need for accountability and transparency. Irani’s comments reflect growing concerns over the administration of Waqf properties and the treatment of those affected. She called for reforms to ensure that the rights of citizens are protected and that the Waqf Board operates within legal boundaries. This statement underlines the BJP's ongoing focus on issues related to minority institutions and their governance, aiming to address grievances and improve the overall functioning of the board. Watch the video to know more details.
29 September,2024 04:22 PM IST
Leader of Opposition and Lok Sabha MP from Rae Bareli - Rahul Gandhi in a post on X, urged the trollers to stop insulting former Union Minister Smriti Irani. Rahul Gandhi said, "Winning and losing happen in life. I urge everyone to refrain from using derogatory language and being nasty towards Smt. Smriti Irani or any other leader for that matter. He added, "Humiliating and insulting people is a sign of weakness, not strength". Rahul Gandhi urged everyone to refrain from using derogatory language against Smriti Irani. Smriti Irani lost the Lok Sabha elections in Amethi.
13 July,2024 01:38 PM IST
Opposition members disrupted Prime Minister Modi's speech in the Lok Sabha on July 2, prompting Speaker Om Birla to rebuke Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for causing chaos. Om Birla condemned Rahul Gandhi's actions, emphasizing the disruption's hindrance to parliamentary decorum. The Speaker's intervention underscored the importance of maintaining order and respect during parliamentary proceedings, highlighting the contentious atmosphere that occasionally pervades political debates in India's legislative chambers.
02 July,2024 05:39 PM IST
Competing against Congress’ KL Sharma, Former Union Minister Smriti Irani lost by a margin of 1,67,196 votes. Smriti Irani suffered a massive defeat in her constituency. The people of her constituency highlighted various factors that led to the actor-turned-politician’s election debacle.
14 June,2024 12:27 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: In the Amethi Lok Sabha Elections, Congress candidate Kishori Lal Sharma secured victory over BJP's Smriti Irani, loyal to the Gandhi Family, by a significant margin of 167,196 votes. Irani graciously acknowledged her defeat, pledging to persist in serving Amethi's populace. Following her concession, Irani convened with BJP supporters in Amethi, where emotions ran high, witnessing tears shed by party members in response to the substantial defeat suffered at the hands of the Congress contender.
05 June,2024 11:20 AM IST
Smriti Irani speaking exclusively with ANI, slammed the Congress party over Gandhi family’s treatment of Maneka Gandhi, alleging that she was "stripped and assaulted" when she contested against Rajiv Gandhi from Amethi. Maneka Gandhi, the wife of late Congress leader Sanjay Gandhi was reportedly keen on contesting from her husband's seat Amethi after his death. In 1984, she contested from the seat against Rajiv Gandhi in 1984. However, she lost by a huge margin and ended up losing her deposit."When Maneka Gandhi contested against the Gandhi family from here (Amethi)...a young widow with a young child...literally she is stripped, she is assaulted. And the message goes in the region, that if we didn't leave her, how will we spare you?" Irani said. "This whole subset, that is so enamoured by the giggling Gandhis, they don't realize the muck, violence, torture, they are capable of. Beneath that sheen, is so much of dirt," she added.
19 May,2024 11:28 AM IST
Union Minister and BJP’s candidate from Amethi, Smriti Irani hits back at Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav’s remarks on Ram Temple. In an interview with a Hindi television news channel on May 7, Ram Gopal Yadav, termed the Ram Temple a ‘bekar Mandir’ (flawed and useless temple), adding that it was not built in accordance with Vastu. Hitting back at the Samajwadi Party leader, Smriti Irani said, "We all know that they oppose Ram and Sanatan. The person who has Ram and Gopal in his name doesn’t understand the greatness of the lord; this can insight into anger among the people. As a Ram devotee, I want to tell him that in this election the people will give a reply to his anti-Sanatan alliance...”
08 May,2024 12:56 PM IST
Amid the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, after the Congress ended weeks of suspense around its choice of candidates from the Raebareli and Amethi Lok Sabha constituencies, and fielded Rahul Gandhi from the Raebareli and KL Sharma from Amethi, the BJP launched a sharp attack on Congress' Top leadership, Rahul Gandhi, and asked them not to fear and not to contest. BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, "'Daro mat kahate kahate Rahul Gandhi, Amethi se lado mat'. This has become the new slogan of the Congress party. Today, with this announcement, Congress has confirmed that not a single member of the First family can contest in what they used to call the pocket boroughs of Amethi. BJP national spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said, "Rahul Gandhi has forgotten his own slogan-'Daro Mat' and ran away from Amethi. BJP leader Rohan Gupta said that they have not decided according to the aspirations of people and voters will give them an answer.
03 May,2024 06:44 PM IST
For the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Congress finally announced its candidates for Amethi and Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seats. Rahul Gandhi has ducked the fight against Smriti Irani in Amethi as he will contest from Rae Bareli. In Amethi, Congress has fielded Kishori Lal Sharma against the sitting MP, Union Minister Smriti Irani. Earlier, there were speculations that Priyanka’s husband Robert Vadra may contest from Amethi. Feroze Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, and Sonia Gandhi represented the Rae Bareli seat in the Lok Sabha. Therefore, it is considered to be a bastion of the Gandhi Family. Sonia Gandhi has been the MP from the constituency since she won the 2006 by-poll. Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded Dinesh Pratap Singh against Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli. Congress will contest 17 seats and the Samajwadi Party the remaining 63 seats in the electorally crucial state. Amethi and Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituencies will vote in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 20.
03 May,2024 12:15 PM IST
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, Union Minister Smriti Irani held a special interaction with businessmen in Bengaluru, Karnataka on April 05. In this special meeting, she urged the audience to vote for BJP in order to make India a developed country and the third-largest economy in the world. She also took a dig at the opposition, the Gandhi family and their politics over the years. She went ahead and also criticized them for rejecting the invitation to the inauguration ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. During her address, the Union Minister took a jibe at the opposition and said “Gandhi family looted and cheated the citizens of India by smiling and clicking pictures.” She lambasted Rahul Gandhi for his divide India statements and for taking help of a terrorist organization’s leader’s support to win the election. She further said, “Our ancestors had seen those days when, if they needed a phone or gas cylinder then they had to be familiar with a politician and they don’t want today’s youth to face the same."
06 April,2024 02:10 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
