Amethi: Union minister Smriti Irani, in a series of tweets, has slammed the Congress for questioning her 'absence' from her constituency Amethi.
Unsigned posters of 'missing' Smriti Irani had appeared in Amethi on Monday and Congress MLC Deepak Singh questioned her absence from his Twitter handle.
"When Corona struck Amethi, your (Congress) leaders violated lockdown rules. Do you want me to encourage people to come of out their homes so that you can play Twitter-Twitter? Amethi may not be dear to you, but it is to me. Stop playing with people's lives," she tweeted.
In another tweet, the minister said, "Till now 22,150 migrants have returned to Amethi by bus and 8,322 by train after following all rules. I can give the name of each person, each family. Can Sonia ji give similar details for Rae Bareli?"
Tweeting about the missing posters put up against her, the minister said in another tweet, "If you had put up posters, you should have, at least, given your name too. Why so shy? Is it because you know that people will never forgive those who have shamefully referred to the incident where I joined in the cremation procession of a local leader?"
The minister further stated that she was constantly in touch with the district officials and had made efforts to ensure that every deserving person got the benefit of the Prime Minister's Garib Kalyan Yojana. "Please let us know how many times Sonia ji has made such efforts for her constituency?" she asked.
The minister wrapped up her series of tweets by informing about her visits to Amethi. "I have visited Amethi ten times in eight months and spent 14 days in Amethi. How many times has Sonia ji visited her constituency?" she stated.