Congress Targets Smriti Irani With 'Missing' Poster; Minister says 'Contact US'

Shortly after Congress targeted Union Minister Smriti Irani with a 'missing poster', the BJP leader gave a sharp response by taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi, who is on a 10-day trip to the US.

The grand old party had shared a 'missing poster' apparently for not responding to the ongoing wrestlers' protest. In the follow-up post, Congress said that Irani "hides the tweets", while another Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi runs away from taking questions related to the protests.

Responding to the 'missing poster', the Women and Child Development Minister said, "O divine political creature, I have just left Sirsira village, Vidhan Sabha Salon, Lok Sabha Amethi towards Dhuranpur,"

Taking a potshot at Rahul Gandhi, she said, "If looking for former MP please contact US." It has to be noted that Irani had defeated Rahul Gandhi in Amethi in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

The country's top wrestlers have been demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations.

Since April 23, they have been protesting at Jantar Mantar. On Tuesday, they went to Haridwar to immerse their medals but they were stopped by farmer leader Naresh Tikait. The grapplers then issued a five-day ultimatum to the authorities to act against the WFI chief.

However, the WFI chief has claimed that he would hang himself if the sexual harassment allegation is proven against him. "If a single allegation against me is proven, I will hang myself," ANI quoted the WFI chief as saying at a public rally in UP's Barabanki.

So far, two FIRs have been filed against the WFI chief. While the first FIR related to allegations by a minor wrestler and was registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the second was related to outraging modesty.

However, the opposition parties and several organisations have extended support to the protestors.