Smriti Irani Visits Amethi, Gives Stern Directive To Official: 'Aadhe Ghante, Warna' | Watch Video

During her four-day visit to her parliamentary constituency, Union Minister Smriti Irani conducted a 'Jan Samwad' in Amethi on Monday, where she listened to people's grievances.

In one instance, the Minister for Women and Child Development expressed dissatisfaction and firmly rebuked officials for alleged negligence.

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Smriti Irani's Urgent Directive: 'Do it Today or...'

In the Tikar Mafi area of UP's Amethi, an administrative official was reprimanded by Irani over an alleged land encroachment, and the SDM was directed to have the land vacated within half an hour. The revenue official was warned by Smriti about the alleged slow progress of work, stating, "Why wait until tomorrow? It should be done within half an hour, or else I'll personally stage a protest."

Rahul Gandhi also in Amethi

It was a high-profile day for Amethi as Irani and former MP from the constituency, Rahul Gandhi, also visited Amethi. The former Congress president's Bharat Jodo Yatra entered the erstwhile bastion on Monday as it was resumed from Pratapgarh.

Amethi had been a Congress stronghold until 2019 when Rahul Gandhi lost to Irani by a margin of around 55,000 votes in the Lok Sabha elections. The decision on whether Rahul Gandhi will attempt to regain the Congress stronghold, especially since Sonia Gandhi has also left Rae Bareli for the Rajya Sabha, is still undecided by the Congress.

A public rally in Babuganj was addressed by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi. "We will stay in Amethi tonight and reach Raebareli tomorrow morning. We will stay in Lucknow tomorrow and in Kanpur the day after. Then, 2 days' rest will be taken on 22nd and 23rd February..." said Congress leader, Jairam Ramesh.