"Natural For Rahul Gandhi To Shed Tears...": Smriti Irani Hits Out
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Smriti Irani also said the Gandhi family reached the pinnacle of power on the shoulders of the people of this Lok Sabha constituency and then forgot about them.
Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday hit out at former Congress president Rahul Gandhi over his recent remarks in the UK, saying he apprehends defeat in the 2024 general elections.
Smriti Irani was speaking to reporters after inaugurating a pontoon bridge in Amethi's Jagdishpur. She also said the Gandhi family reached the pinnacle of power on the shoulders of the people of this Lok Sabha constituency and then forgot about them.
Responding to a question of Rahul Gandhi's recent statement of democracy being under attack in India, the Union minister said, "It is natural for him to shed tears due to his defeat in Amethi. Today, the country has become the world's fifth economic power. But instead of respecting it, Gandhi's unrestrained statement shows he has an apprehension that he will be defeated again in 2024." Smriti Irani defeated Rahul Gandhi in the Amethi parliamentary constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
"The Gandhi family never understood the pain and suffering of the people here (Amethi) and did not think about the development of the area," she added.
