Smriti's 'Man Friday' in Amethi joins Congress

April 11, 2019 17:57

Union Minister Smriti Irani's 'Man Friday' Ravi Dutt Mishra, at whose house she used to stay whenever she visited her constituency, Amethi, joined the Congress party on Thursday.

It is said that Mishra had brought BJP leader Smriti Irani to Amethi. "Irani used to stay at Mishra's house whenever she visited Amethi," said a Congress leader. Mishra was also a minister in the earlier state government of Samajwadi Party (SP).

Mishra joining the Congress party comes at a time when its president Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary and in-charge for the party's east UP affairs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are on tour of Amethi.

Congress president Rahul is contesting from two seats - Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, and Wayanad in Kerala.

Image: Smriti Irani used to stay at Ravi Dutt Mishra's house, whenever she visited Amethi. Mishra seen here with UP (East) General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

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