Amidst increasing prices of LPG, Smriti Irani’s tweet from 2011 resurfaces to haunt Modi government
New Delhi: Union Cabinet Minister for Women & Child Development Smriti Irani on Friday was trolled on Twitter after one of her tweets from 2011 resurfaced on the social media platform.
In the 2011 tweet, Smriti Irani is seen slamming the then UPA government led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for hiking Rs. 50 on LPG. “50 rupee hike in LPG!!!!! N they call themselves Aam Aadmi ki Sarkar. What a shame!” Smriti had tweeted.
The tweet resurfaced on Twitter after users retweeted the post questioning the minister's silence as the BJP government led by PM Modi has more than doubled the rates of LPG in 7 years of governance.
In August this year alone, the rates of LPG were hiked twice Rs 25 each, making it a hike of Rs. 50 within 15 days.
The tweet has in the past too, haunted Smriti who was often seen as the vocal force from BJP Mahila Morcha before the PM Modi-led BJP government came to power in 2014. Smriti would frequently raise issues of unemployment, inflation, and women's safety as a strong leader from the opposition, but remains largely silent on similar issues and failure of her party’s governance.
The actor-turned-politician is frequently trolled for this very reason on Twitter.
50 rupee hike in LPG!!!!! N they call themselves Aam Aadmi ki Sarkar. What a shame!
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) June 24, 2011
ek retake ho jaye tulsi ji? https://t.co/2gUy5EoxTI
— Rofl Gandhi 2.0 🏹🚜 (@RoflGandhi_) September 2, 2021
Madam ji miss you 😇
— Susmita Mazumdar (@Susmita_Speaks) September 3, 2021
Next dharna ka date kab hain 😕 pic.twitter.com/wm4vGjDG1j
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Ready to face no-confidence motion, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Hassan (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that the Congress government led by him was ready to face the no-confidence motion if moved by the opposition during the legislature session from December 8.
With Deputy CM D K Shivakumar by his side, he reiterated that they would both abide by the high command's decision on the leadership issue.
"Let them (opposition) bring in a no-confidence motion or adjournment motion or any other motion. We are ready to face it. Ours is an open book, transparent government. We are ready to face anything," Siddaramaiah said in response to a question.
However, BJP state President B Y Vijayendra and Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R Ashoka, clarified that the party, along with the JD(S) has not discussed or decided anything so far regarding moving a no-confidence motion against the government.
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The winter session of the Karnataka legislature will begin in Belagavi, bordering Maharashtra, on December 8 and will go on till 19th of this month.
Not wanting to react to a question on the leadership issue, the CM said the Congress high command is very strong.
"D K Shivakumar and I will be committed to whatever the high command decides," he said.
Earlier in the day in Bengaluru, Shivakumar accompanied AICC Mallikarjun Kharge till airport from Vidhana Soudha, after paying tributes to B R Ambedkar on his 69th death anniversary, which had led to some speculation about possible discussion between the two on the leadership issue.
The power tussle within the ruling party had intensified amid speculation about a change in chief minister in the state, after the Congress government reached the halfway mark of its five-year term on November 20.
However, both the CM and Deputy CM had recently held breakfast meetings at each others residences, on the instructions of the high command, which is seen as a move to pause the leadership tussle between the two and to signal Siddaramaiah's continuation as the CM for the time being, especially ahead of the Belagavi legislature session.
