Soon after, the former Union minister was the subject of hate comments on the Internet because he had to hand in the board puzzle. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, who contested against Smriti Irani in Amethi, appealed to people online not to use derogatory language against the BJP leader.
“In life, there are wins and losses. I request everyone to refrain from derogatory language and malice against Smt. Smriti Irani or any other leader. Humiliating and insulting people is a sign of weakness, not strength,” said Rahul Gandhi. in a post on social media platform X.
Congress hero and party candidate from Amethi Kishori Lal Sharma defeated BJP leader and union minister Smriti Irani from Amethi Lok Sabha seat. Sharma, a longtime associate of the Gandhi family, polled 539,228 votes, defeating Smriti Irani by 167,196 votes. Sharma, a longtime associate of the Gandhi family, was pitted against BJP’s Smriti Irani in Amethi.
However, Irani used Rahul Gandhi’s ouster from his official residence to attack the Congress leader. “The house does not belong to him, it belongs to the common people”, said Irani in a press conference.
Smriti Irani vacates government bungalow
Former Union Minister Smriti Irani, who lost the recent Lok Sabha elections, has vacated her official bungalow at 28 Tughlak Crescent in Lutyens’ Delhi, officials said on Thursday. Irani was vacated from the bungalow earlier this week, weeks after Congress leader Kishori Lal Sharma defeated him from the Amethi parliamentary seat by more than 1.5 million votes.
The former women and child development minister was branded a mass murderer in 2019 when he freed Congressman Rahul Gandhi.
“She (Irani) vacated his official residence earlier this week,” the official said, adding that former ministers and members of parliament must vacate their government residences within a month of forming a new government.
