Key Points
Union Minister Smriti Irani alleged that people in UP's Amethi were being robbed of their land by the Gandhi family on the pretext of industrialisation..
Irani is a BJP Lok Sabha MP from the Amethi seat.. n Minister Smriti Irani accused the Gandhis of land grabbing in Amethi - an erstwhile family stronghold until she beat Rahul Gandhi in the 2019 general election - alleging that they "rented 30 acres of land for just Rs 600"..
In a conversation with ANI's Smita Prakash on her podcast, Irani, the BJP Lok Sabha MP from Amethi, said that the Gandhis "usurped" land from farmers and others in the name of "industrialisation"...
The Minister of Women and Child Development further alleged that a piece of land, meant to be used for minority girl students, was grabbed by the Gandhis for an office...
Referring to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in the national capital and what she witnessed in Delhi, Irani said, "So, when I speak against the Gandhis, I speak with that passion because I have witnessed all this (riots, poverty) as a kid..
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