"I am happy that Jairam Ramesh has accepted my challenge and Rahul Gandhi is ready to contest elections from Amethi without Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati's support," Irani said, speaking to reporters on Tuesday.
Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of 'conspiring' to 'sow enmity' with the people of Rae Bareli and Amethi by halting projects worth crores and neglecting the development of the two key cities, once considered the bastion of the gr
Union Minister Smriti Irani, who is on a four-day visit to her parliamentary constituency of Amethi on Monday, launched a scathing attack on the Congress and said that the empty streets that greet Rahul Gandhi are a reflection of the people of Amethi's anger towards the Gandhi family.
"CEC will decide on who will contest from Amethi. Rahul Gandhi has been an MP from Amethi thrice. His father Rajiv Gandhi also used to contest from Amethi. It is a very important constituency for the Congress party..." said Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.
"Today is the 37th day of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi will address a public rally in Babuganj. We will stay in Amethi tonight and reach Raebareli tomorrow morning. We will stay in Lucknow tomorrow and in Kanpur the day after. Then, we wil
Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday sent an invitation letter to Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to join Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra as it reaches Uttar Pradesh on February 16.
"On the call of respected PM @narendramodiji, under the 'Swachh Teerth Abhiyan', I performed Shramdaan at the Siddha temple 'Maa Durgan Bhavani Dham' located in my Lok Sabha constituency Amethi," the Union Minister said in a post on Sunday.
Union Minister Smriti Irani and Lok Sabha MP from Amethi on Saturday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the expansion of the oil bottling plant in Amethi.
Amid an ongoing North-South divide debate, Union Minister and Lok Sabha MP from Amethi, Smriti Irani, criticised Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and the Gandhi family's "stance" on the matter and questioned the motives behind such a debate in the country.
In an exclusive interview with ANI, the Lok Sabha MP from Amethi said the Vice President had laid down the salient procedures that cannot be violated by a responsible Parliamentarian, and, yet, the Opposition members wilfully violated them.
Hitting out at the grand old party, the BJP leader said, "While PM Modi has taken a 'Sankalp' for 'Viksit Bharat' and is trying to make every family prosperous. On the other hand, the Congress leadership is dedicated to corruption and is given a new perspective on corruption. Still, money is