BENGALURU: Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani took a jibe at the Congress over its situation in Kerala, where, despite being partners in the opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc, the Communist Party of India (CPI) has fielded Annie Raja against Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad.
Irani on Friday said that on one side, the Left parties are asking Rahul Gandhi to go to Uttar Pradesh and contest, while on the other side, the same Left members hugged the Congress leader during the meeting of the I.N.D.I alliance meeting.
During her interaction with businessmen in Bengaluru, the Union Minister said, “The condition of the opposition is that they are fighting in Wayanad. Left parties are saying, ‘Why does Rahul Gandhi not go to Uttar Pradesh and contest’. But when the same Left goes to Delhi for an I.N.D.I. alliance meeting, they hug Rahul Gandhi”.
Taking a swipe at the situation, she said, “Yesterday I said in Kerala, ‘Delhi mein hugging, Kerala mein begging.’ The situation through which the Congress is going in Karnataka is, ‘Delhi mein hugging, Kerala mein begging, Karnataka mein thugging”.
Smriti Irani, who is also a former actress, requested that the women cast their votes in huge numbers and said that casting votes is not a game of any TV serial; instead, it’s a heavy responsibility.
“I request all the women that if we want everyone to take women seriously in politics, then we have to pay attention to important political issues. ‘Saas-Bahu’ serials are very far from the realities of life. Women who understand this can have a successful social and political life. The Gandhi family looted the country by clicking pictures and smiling. Casting your vote is a heavy responsibility, it is not a game of any TV serial”, the Union Minister said. (ANI)