Smriti calls Rahul 'problem for his own party' over Corbyn-meet fiasco

BJP leer and Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Irani on Friday slammed Congress leer Rahul Gandhi after members in Indian Overseas Congress in UK met Labour Party of United Kingdom and discussed about Jammu and Kashmir. Union Minister hit out at Gandhi and said that he h become a "problem for his own party" at a BJP press conference in Mumbai on Friday. Irani who defeated Rahul Gandhi in 2019 Lok Sabha Elections in Amethi also said that in upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections people of Maharashtra would also give him a befitting reply. At press conference, Union Minister also said that Rahul Gandhi lost polls in Amethi due to his support for 'Tukde Tukde Gang'. "If he is coming to campaign for his party in Maharashtra w, he will get an answer in this state too. He should also respond on why his party visited United Kingdom to discuss Kashmir issue and malign country." 

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BJP leers criticize Congress-Labour Party meet

BJP has shown strong opposition to British Labour Party's leer Jeremy Corbyn's tweet which re that that he h met with representatives of Congress' UK unit and discussed about 'human rights violation' in Kashmir. Earlier at a rally in Buldhana district, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that Rahul Gandhi must apologize for Congress' meeting with Labour Party regarding Kashmir. He said, "Rahul Gandhi must apologise for this as it is against India's stated stand that re will be third party role in Kashmir and state is India's internal matter. Rahul Gandhi should clarify his stand on issue." When asked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi, both campaigning in Maharashtra on Sunday for upcoming polls, Irani said, "PM Modi and CM Fnavis practice positive politics which is a contrast from person that you are comparing Prime Minister with." In press conference, she called Maharashtra CM Devendra Fnavis as a 'visionary' leer and also accused Rahul Gandhi of insulting Veer Savarkar. 

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Overseas Congress meets leers of UK Labour Party

Earlier, Congress' overseas delegation met with UK Labour Party leers led by Jeremy Corbyn, to discuss India's domestic issue. two Opposition parties of UK and India held a dialogue on 'human rights situation' in Kashmir over abrogation of Article 370, subsequent communication blackout, detention of mainstream leers and deployment of troops due to concerns cross border terrorism. Several leers of BJP criticized Congress party heavily for taking domestic issue to United Kingdom. After receiving heavy criticism, Indian Overseas Congress tweeted saying that a delegation from ir party met Corbyn and ors to condemn stand taken by Labour Party on Kashmir. 

(With PTI Inputs)

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