Kashmir, '84 riots, Emergency & 'flying kiss' — how Smriti Irani attacked Rahul in no-trust debate

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New Delhi: Union minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday recalled the horrors of the 1984 riots to the 1975 Emergency and the unrest in Kashmir during the Congress rule as she countered Rahul Gandhis charges against the Narendra Modi government over the ongoing violence in Manipur...

In his speech while opening the debate on no-confidence motion on Day 2 in the Lok Sabha, Rahul accused the BJP of murdering India in Manipur and then trying to set Haryana on fire...

The no-confidence motion debate in Parliament took a new turn when the WCD minister alleged that Rahul blew a flying kiss while leaving Parliament after his speech on the no-confidence motion...

The same party leaders are talking about Manipur today, she said.. While mentioning Rahuls Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Union minister lashed out at the Congress leader for his statement on repealing Article 370...

The person who spoke before me an indecent gesture was made only a misogynistic man can give a flying kiss to Parliament which seats female Members of ParliamentSuch indecent act has not been witnessed by the House ever, she said.. Outside Parliament, Irani took Rahul to task for his misogyny..

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