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Who can’t be of their family or ideology, can never be of public: Smriti on Shettar’s BJP exit

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Dharwad: Union Minister Smriti Irani on the exit of Jagadish Shettar from the BJP said that those who cannot be of their religion, family or ideology, can never be of the public.
On Tuesday, while addressing a public meeting in Dharwad, Smriti Irani said, “A few days ago one of our men (Jagadish Shettar) backstabbed us and went to the other camp (Congress). The public knows everything. I want to tell the people of Hubli-Dharwad that those who cannot be of their religion, family or ideology, can never be of the public.”
She said that it was BJP who gave him respect but out of his own greed, he left the party.

“He is elder to us. We made him Chief Minister. Now I want to ask who is he playing number two to: Is it Shivakumar or Siddaramaiah? We respected him a lot. We brought him to the top and for his own greed he went to the other side,” she said.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who joined the ranks of Congress ahead of the State Assembly polls, last week said he left the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as his self-respect was hurt.
Speaking to ANI, Shettar said, “Earlier whoever contested from this constituency (from BJP) everybody lost. I built the party here in this place. In 1994, I contested for the first time and also got elected. Subsequently, I have been re-elected from the seat. So it is pretty clear that the people have faith in me. I maintained the same relationship with the people of Hubballi.”
“My self-respect was damaged and because of this. I challenged them. After joining Congress, I went across areas in my constituency. People ushered warm welcome,” he added.
Earlier Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that Jagdish Shettar, who recently left the BJP, “will lose the election” and asserted that Hubbali has always voted for BJP.

“There’ll be no loss, Jagdish Shettar will himself lose the election, Huballii has always voted for BJP & all workers of BJP are united,” Shah said at a press conference.
The Karnataka Assembly elections will be held in a single phase on May 10, with the counting of votes scheduled on May 13.
(Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 26, 2023
Cong slams Smriti Irani for criticising its leadership, says ‘sanskar’ of RSS

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New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday hit back at Union minister Smriti Irani for her scathing criticism of its leadership over the alleged remarks by the party’s youth wing president Srinivas BV, saying the words she used were of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ‘sanskar’ are of the RSS.
Irani on Tuesday hit out at the Congress leadership over the alleged remarks by Srinivas BV against her, saying the words he used were of Rahul Gandhi and the ‘sanskar’ of Sonia Gandhi.
The BJP leader also alleged that Congress members who want “promotion” will continue to make “such kind of comments” against her so long as Sonia and Rahul Gandhi are there in the party.
Hitting back at Irani, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said, “Smriti Irani ji why do you play the victim card? I have a question — You keep silent on Lakhimpur-Hathras incident, Shahjahanpur sexual abuse. You remain silent even when a BJP MP calls a woman MP -an MLA ‘Vaishali ki nagarvadhu’? You apologize to this country.”
The problem is that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP do not have the answers to the questions asked by Rahul Gandhi on the Adani issue, Shrinate said at a press conference.
“What kind of love story is this that the country’s PM, ministers and MPs are saving Adani by putting every convention aside,” she said.
“Today Smriti Irani ji has given a very low statement. After listening to his statement, I can say this — ‘The words are of Narendra Modi and ‘sanskar’ are of RSS’ According to which — lie, lie again and again and spread bad propaganda,” Shrinate said.
The BJP on Monday attacked Srinivas BV over his allegedly disparaging remarks against Irani, saying the Congress has become a “cesspool of misogyny”.

The youth Congress reacted strongly to the charges, claiming BJP leaders were sharing a doctored video of the speech made by Srinivas to tarnish his and the party’s image. “It is nothing but a disinformation and fake news campaign initiated by BJP supporters and office bearers,” it said in a statement.
The alleged remarks were made by Srinivas at the Sankalp Satyagrah organised by the Congress at the Rajghat to protest against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as Lok Sabha MP following his conviction by a Surat court in a defamation case.
In a clip of his speech delivered in Hindi, Srinivas can be heard saying, “The BJP means inflation. These same people in 2014 used to say that there is inflation witch which has been made to sit… Smriti Irani has become a little mute and deaf. That witch (Daayan)… Inflation witch (Mehengaai Daayan) has been made a darling and made to sit in the bedroom.”
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 28, 2023
Rahul Gandhi believes he is above law: Smriti Irani on his disqualification from LS

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Bengaluru: Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani on Monday called the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as Lok Sabha MP an ‘operation of the law,’ demonstrating that no person was above law in the country.
She also charged that Gandhi believed that he was above law after his disqualification from the Lok Sabha, following his conviction in a defamation case.
“It was made to appear as though it was the central government which disqualified Rahul Gandhi as an MP. It is a directive of the court,” Irani pointed out during a Yuva Samvada event organised by Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya.
The programme was organised as part of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha’s outreach programme for the first time voters ahead of the 2023 Assembly Elections in Karnataka.
Irani alleged that the person concerned’ made a racial slur not against one individual, but against the entire OBC community.
“A case in the court was fought on merits and evidence. If you read the judgement, it says the person concerned’ did not defend himself. Either someone in his organisation did not want to defend him or Rahul Gandhi thinks he is above the law,” the Union Minister said.
She noted that once the court ordered conviction, it is incumbent upon the speaker of the house to follow constitutional practice and accordingly, the Speaker took a decision.
“Should we as a democracy say that you can indulge in a racial slur against an entire community and not be held accountable by law just because you are Rahul Gandhi? People from his party have said on record that the law for the average Indian be separate and that law dealing with the Gandhi family be separate. The law spoke, hence let the law be followed.”

Referring to Gandhi’s recent remarks in London that he cannot speak in Indian Universities, she said, “Gandhi had been to universities in India, interacted with students, but no government stopped him from interacting. This means that he was lying in England.”
Speaking of the Nirbhaya fund, Irani alleged that it was set up during the Congress-led UPA rule, which remained unused for the first two years.
When Modi assumed office as Prime Minister in 2014, projects worth Rs 9,000 crore were planned for women’s safety across the country. For the first time in the history of India, an anti-human trafficking unit was set up in every district of our country, she added.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 27, 2023
Video: In Hyderabad, Cong women wear Smriti Irani masks; protest LPG price hike

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Hyderabad: Demanding an immediate reduction in the commercial LPG cylinder prices, female workers of the Congress party donned masks with union minister Smriti Irani on them and displayed placards in protest.
On Wednesday, the prices of domestic cooking gas and commercial cylinders were hiked by Rs 50 and Rs 350.5 per cylinder respectively.
With this hike, the retail price of a domestic LPG gas cylinder in Hyderabad now becomes Rs 1155, while the price for a commercial cylinder is Rs 2325.
The youth congress led a rally to protest the price hike of domestic LPG gas cylinders. Women wore Smriti Irani’s masks and “Where is Smriti Irani”? slogans were raised.
“Earlier in 2014, when the price was Rs 410, Smriti Irani had come on the roads and staged a dharna, but today the price of a cylinder has tripled to Rs 1200, and she did not respond to it,” said Motha Rohit, a youth congress leader.
The Congress workers said that the Prime Minister is breaking the back of the common people by increasing the prices.
“The prime minister said that if we are given power at the centre, he will immediately reduce the price of gas and the price of essential commodities, but in the last 8 years, he failed to do so,” they said.
They said that the price hikes are burning the hearts of the people and demanded that the prices have to be reduced immediately.

“If the prices are not reduced immediately, people will come onto the roads and drive away every single Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader,” Motha Rohit said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 4, 2023
Shah Rukh looks dapper at Smriti Irani’s daughter’s wedding reception

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Mumbai: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is basking in the success of ‘Pathaan’, recently marked his presence at the wedding reception of Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani’s daughter Shanelle Irani.
On Friday, Smriti, also a former actress, hosted the reception for the members of the film and political fraternity. SRK was one of the guests.
A picture has been doing the rounds on the internet in which Shah Rukh is seen striking a pose with Smriti Irani and her husband Zubin Irani. We can also see Mouni Roy and her husband Suraj Nambiar standing next to Zubin in the image.
Dressed in a black suit and black shirt, SRK looked dapper.
All thanks to Mouni for giving a glimpse of SRK at the wedding reception of Shanelle.
Fans in the comments were quick to point out that ‘scientist’ and ‘junoon’ have met again, referring to SRK and Mouni’s roles in ‘Brahmastra’.
“Junoon aur Scientist sahab saath mei? I knew it kuch toh gadbad hai,” a social media user commented.
“Scientist sahab zinda hai,” another one quipped.
“Dev will not understand mam, please stay away from mohan bhargawa,” a netizen user wrote.
Meanwhile, on the work front, SRK is busy shooting for Atlee’s directorial ‘Jawan’. He recently headed to Pune for the film’s shoot. The film, which also stars Nayanthara, is all set to hit the theatres on June 2 in five languages – Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.

It is billed as an event film with high-octane action sequences. Shah Rukh’s production company Red Chillies Entertainment has produced it. In June 2022, SRK unveiled the film’s teaser which opened with a glimpse of the Northern Lights over mountain tops.
Apart from ‘Jawan’, SRK also has Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘Dunki’. The film marks SRK’s first collaboration with Taapsee Pannu.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 18, 2023
Smriti Mandhana named RCB captain for Women’s Premier League

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Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bangalore have expectedly named senior India batter Smriti Mandhana as their captain for the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL).
The left-handed India vice-captain was signed in the recent auction held in Mumbai for Rs 3.40 crore, the highest price for a player in the WPL auction.
The announcement was made through a video shared on the franchise’s social media handles, which had messages from RCB talisman Virat Kohli and current men’s team skipper Faf du Plessis.
“Now it’s time for another No. 18 to lead a very special RCB team in WPL. Yes, we are talking about Smriti Mandhana. Go on Smriti. You will have the support of the best team and the best fans in the world,” Kohli said.
On announcing Mandhana as the captain, RCB chairman Prathmesh Mishra said: “Smriti is central to our play bold philosophy and cricketing plans. We have handed her the leadership role, and we are confident that Smriti will lead RCB into greater heights.”
On her role as the RCB women’s team captain, Mandhana said: “It is such a great feeling to see Virat and Faf speak so much about leading RCB and I would like to thank RCB management for giving me this amazing opportunity.
“I am looking forward to receiving all the love and support from you fans who I am told are the best in the World. I promise you to give my 100% to lead RCB to success in WPL.”
As an opener, the southpaw has made 2661 runs from 113 WT20Is, averaging 27.15 with a strike-rate of 123.19.

Mandhana has also been a sought-after player on the T20 circuit, making appearances for Brisbane Heat, Sydney Thunder (Women’s BBL), Western Storm (Kia Super League) and Southern Brave (The Hundred).
She has captained India in 11 T20Is, of which they have won six and lost five games. She was also skipper of Trailblazers at the Women’s T20 Challenge – the WPL’s precursor – across all four seasons it was held while leading the team to the title in 2020.
The decorated player recently won the ICC Women Cricketer Of The Year for scoring 855 runs in 22 matches in 2021.
The WPL begins on March 4, with Gujarat Giants taking on Mumbai Indians. RCB’s opener is against Delhi Capitals on March 5.
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February 18, 2023
Women need to be at centre of decisions for future-ready society: Smriti Irani

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Agra: Union minister Smriti Irani on Saturday said women have to be at the centre of any discourse and decision for a future-ready society.
Speaking at the G-20 Empower Inception meeting, the women and child development minister said India is keen to play a key role in finding pragmatic global solutions for the well-being of all and, in doing so, manifest the true spirit of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” (the world is one family).
Irani particularly emphasised the scale of India’s self-help group (SHG) story and highlighted the importance of women’s leadership at the grassroots levels and efforts towards ensuring the availability of banking and financial services to every woman.
“If you want to get your future right, if you want to be future-ready, make sure that women are at the centre of the discourse and that women are at the centre of your decisions,” the minister said on the first day of the two-day meet.
Besides, she also cited the quest for gender justice in India through a gender inclusion fund in the National Education Policy, construction of toilets for every household and introduction of a menstrual hygiene protocol.
The summit aims to provide an opportunity to develop a roadmap, frame policies and for mobilising common strengths towards promoting equality and women-led development.
Irani also underlined that the three focus areas under India’s G20 presidency are — “Women’s Entrepreneurship: A win-win for Equity and Economy”, “Partnership for promoting women’s leadership at all levels including at grassroots” and “Education, the key to women’s empowerment and equal workforce participation”.
In his special address, G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant focused on how India holds the G20 presidency at a time the world is facing several challenges such as those of recession, climate change, the need for climate finance and more.

Kant said India’s G20 presidency will be inclusive, decisive, outcome-oriented and action-oriented and nobody can achieve this more than the women of the world.
He said to further increase India’s rate of growth, it would be essential to raise the per capita income of women and put them in positions of leadership.
Kant talked about various initiatives taken by India that have been driving women’s empowerment, such as the Jan Dhan Yojana, the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana as well as recent budgetary provisions aiming to scale up the SHGs.
He said the recommendations of the G20 Empower initiative may find a place in the Leaders’ Communique and shall resonate with India’s ambitious outcomes.
Women and Child Development Secretary Indevar Pandey said in the 21st century, global growth will come from the countries of the South and India has the potential to demonstrate the leadership of the Global South by showcasing women’s leadership and innovation and highlighting their concerns and potential.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 11, 2023