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Congress should ‘scent political espresso’ after BJP’s ballot leads to northeast: Union Minister Smriti Irani 

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NEW DELHI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s feedback within the UK didn’t come resulting from his concern over India however for his political legacy, Union Minister Smriti Irani stated on Friday, stressing that the opposition celebration ought to take a touch from the latest ballot leads to the northeast and “smell the political coffee”.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained energy by itself in Tripura and with its senior ally, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), in Nagaland.

“Let us keep the 2014 and 2019 (Lok Sabha) elections aside. The Congress should take a hint from the recent poll results in the northeastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya, where the BJP did fairly well, and smell the political coffee,” the Union Minister for ladies and little one growth and minority affairs stated on the India Today Conclave right here.

Referring to Gandhi’s “democracy-under-attack” remarks made throughout his latest go to to the United Kingdom, Irani stated, “Democracy is not in peril in India, the Congress party is.”

She stated, “His (Gandhi’s) comments did not come due to his concern for India, but due to the concern about his political legacy”.

“He (Gandhi) is the same person who in Jammu, just a few days ago, said everything is fine in India,” Irani added.

The BJP chief additionally took a jibe on the former Congress chief when it was talked about that she emerged as a “giant slayer” in 2019 after defeating him within the parliamentary polls from Amethi, saying Gandhi is “barely a giant”.

During his interactions within the UK, Gandhi alleged that the constructions of Indian democracy are beneath assault and there’s a “full-scale assault” on the nation’s establishments.

The Congress chief additionally advised British parliamentarians in London that microphones are sometimes “turned off” within the Lok Sabha when an opposition member raises essential points.

Irani spoke of “Hindutva” and a “new India” and stated earlier, it was believed that if “you are stagnant and in need of reforms, you must be a part of the Hindu way of life”.

“In our new India, my way of life speaks of good health and a prosperous country,” she stated.

NEW DELHI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s feedback within the UK didn’t come resulting from his concern over India however for his political legacy, Union Minister Smriti Irani stated on Friday, stressing that the opposition celebration ought to take a touch from the latest ballot leads to the northeast and “smell the political coffee”.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained energy by itself in Tripura and with its senior ally, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), in Nagaland.

“Let us keep the 2014 and 2019 (Lok Sabha) elections aside. The Congress should take a hint from the recent poll results in the northeastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya, where the BJP did fairly well, and smell the political coffee,” the Union Minister for ladies and little one growth and minority affairs stated on the India Today Conclave right here.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Referring to Gandhi’s “democracy-under-attack” remarks made throughout his latest go to to the United Kingdom, Irani stated, “Democracy is not in peril in India, the Congress party is.”

She stated, “His (Gandhi’s) comments did not come due to his concern for India, but due to the concern about his political legacy”.

“He (Gandhi) is the same person who in Jammu, just a few days ago, said everything is fine in India,” Irani added.

The BJP chief additionally took a jibe on the former Congress chief when it was talked about that she emerged as a “giant slayer” in 2019 after defeating him within the parliamentary polls from Amethi, saying Gandhi is “barely a giant”.

During his interactions within the UK, Gandhi alleged that the constructions of Indian democracy are beneath assault and there’s a “full-scale assault” on the nation’s establishments.

The Congress chief additionally advised British parliamentarians in London that microphones are sometimes “turned off” within the Lok Sabha when an opposition member raises essential points.

Irani spoke of “Hindutva” and a “new India” and stated earlier, it was believed that if “you are stagnant and in need of reforms, you must be a part of the Hindu way of life”.

“In our new India, my way of life speaks of good health and a prosperous country,” she stated.