Union minister Smriti Irani said on Saturday is looking for a house in Amethi, her parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh, to be near the people when they need her.
Smriti Irani had defeated Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from his family stronghold of Amethi in the last Lok Sabha election in 2019. Before that Rahul Gandhi had won against Irani in the Amethi seat by a margin of more than one lakh votes in the 2014 polls.
“The victory in 2019 was not mine but the people’s. I was just a symbol. 2019 is proof of people’s victory for me. This way, I became the sister of Amethi,” Smriti Irani said.
The Union minister of textiles was speaking at the inaugural session of Hindustan Shikhar Samagam in Lucknow.
“Amethi now symbolises common man’s aspirations. It’s gone past the VIP culture,” she said.
She also said projects worth Rs 10,000 crore have already been started and almost completed in Amethi.
In the fifth conference of Samagam, discussions on power, politics, sports, entertainment and development of the country will be held over several sessions.
On Saturday, eminent personalities of the country will talk about a new perspective to the new era. Current challenges and solutions in the path of building a new India will also be discussed.
