Addressing a press conference, Irani said the Congress has “publicly distorted” her daughter’s character and she would see her in court.
“It is my daughter’s fault that her mother held a press conference on the loot of Rs 5,000 crore by Sonia and Rahul Gandhi,” Irani said.
He said, “This has been done on the instructions of the Congress leadership, that is, the Gandhi family. Because I had the audacity to hold a press conference and question Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on the loot of Rs 5,000 crore of the Indian treasury.”
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I will seek answer in court’
The BJP leader challenged Rahul Gandhi to contest from the Amethi Lok Sabha seat again in 2024 and vowed that she would beat him again. “That gentleman who sat there and laughed at my daughter’s character assassination, I will see you in the court of law and in the court of the people,” she said in response to the allegation.
Jairam Ramesh said, he is taking a position on the basis of RTI application. Where did he mention my daughter’s name? The allegation of running an illegal bar on my daughter is malicious, not only with the intention of killing her character, But also to defame me politically. Me,” Irani said.
PM Modi should sack Irani: Congress
Earlier in the day, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera There are serious allegations of corruption against Irani’s family and that her daughter is allegedly running a restaurant in Goa, including once on a fake licence, he told reporters.
The Congress issued a copy of the show cause notice sent to the bar, saying it was a “very serious matter”. It has also been said that the excise officer who issued the notice is being transferred due to pressure from the authorities.
also demanded that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi Union minister Smriti Irani should be sacked.
“The license by Smriti Irani’s daughter is in the name of a person who died in May 2021, and the license was taken in Goa in June 2022. But the person in whose name the license died 13 months ago. It is illegal. ,” They said.
Irani’s daughter Kirati’s lawyer in a statement NagarSaid that his client is neither the owner nor operating the restaurant and he has not received any show cause notice from any authority.
Nagra said various “false, frivolous, malicious and defamatory social media posts are being made by various vested quarters trying to settle the political score with our client’s mother, eminent politician Smriti Irani, each on blatant lies.” is based”.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said he urged the Prime Minister to sack Irani from the cabinet after documents of alleged illegality surfaced.
He said that he would raise the issue in Parliament as well.
“Such illegality is not possible without the influence of a senior minister in the Union Cabinet. This person (Irani) had demanded the resignation of the then Chief Minister of Gujarat on December 12, 2004. Today we demand from the Prime Minister that he should Should take the resignation of Smriti Irani,” Ramesh said.
(with agency input) watch Smriti Irani hits back at Congress for accusing her daughter of running bar in Goa: ‘I will seek reply in court’