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Smriti Irani raises Sikh riots, Kashmir unrest to attack Congress
UPDATED: Aug 9, 2023 14:35 IST
Countering Rahul Gandhi's Manipur remarks, Union Minister Smriti Irani said, "Manipur is not divided. It is a part of India. It can never be divided." "He talked of Bharat Mata's death and Congress leaders clapped. You are not INDIA for India is not corrupt. India doesn’t believe in dynasty. Corruption Quit India, Dynasty Quit India," Smriti Irani said. Smriti Irani raised the issues of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and unrest in Kashmir when Congress ruled the country. A Kashmiri Pandit - Girija Tikku - was gangraped and brutally murdered in Kashmir. When this was shown in a movie, some Congress leaders called it propaganda. The same party leaders are talking about justice today," Smriti Irani said.
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