Smriti steps into Gandhis' turf, flags off Modi@1 festival

May 26, 2015 11:33

HRD Minister Smriti Irani addressing a public meeting in Salon, Rae Bareli in UP. Irani contested and lost the Lok Sabha elections from the neighbouring constituency of Amethi. She lost to Rahul Gandhi by a very slender margin.

Irani's second visit to Amethi/Rae Bareli in less than two weeks is not just the launch of an offensive on Rahul's turf. Her earlier visit on May 12 had bested Rahul's visit which came a week later, but today's visit is part of the BJP's initiative to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modis one year in office.

The party began a week-long campaign called Jan Kalyan Parv or Peoples Welfare Festival aimed at countering a flood of charges that its policies are pro-corporate and anti-poor.

The party will hold 200 rallies across the country with Modi flagging of the campaign with the first meeting at Nagla Chandrabhan village in Mathura, the birthplace of Deendayal Upadhyaya, yesterday. As part of the festival, all Union Ministers, BJP MPs, party Chief Ministers and MLAs, besides Central and State office-bearers will travel across the country to highlight the governments achievements.

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