AMETHI
: Union minister and BJP MP Smriti Irani, who wrested the Amethi
Lok Sabha
seat from
Rahul Gandhi
in 2019, filed her nomination papers on Monday, seeking a second straight term from the constituency that was earlier a pocket borough of the Nehru-Gandhi family.
Speaking to reporters after filing her nomination, Irani said, “With the blessings of PM Narendra Modi, I got the opportunity to serve Amethi five years ago.
I could achieve in five years what was not possible in 50 years.”
Attacking Rahul, who represented the constituency from 2004 to 2019, Irani said, “There was a time when, due to the missing MP, farmers of Amethi had to face lathis for 15 years for fertiliser. The prime minister freed the farmers from this serious problem by building a fertiliser centre here.”
