“PM Modi should sack Smriti Irani,” demands Congress after the Union Minister’s family get accused for operating an illegal bar in Goa
The Congress allegedly accused Union Minister Smriti Irani and her daughter in a “malicious” act, stating that Irani’s daughter runs an illegal bar in Goa and to which Smriti Irani dared Rahul Gandhi and replied that her daughter is being targeted only because Irani herself speaks against Rahul and Sonia Gandhi at the press conferences.
On Saturday, the Congress requested that Prime Minister Narendra Modi sack Union Minister Smriti Irani over allegations that her daughter was operating a “illegal bar” in Goa. Smriti Irani, however, denied the allegations.
The attorney for Kirat Nagra, the daughter of Irani, stated in a statement that his client is not the proprietor or manager of the restaurant known as Silly Souls Goa and has not, as claimed, received any show-cause notice from any authority.
Nagra said, “It is unfortunate that they have resorted to spreading a false propaganda only to sensationalize a non issue without ascertaining true facts and with a predetermined objective of defaming Our Client for solely being the daughter of a political leader.”
The Congress released a copy of the show cause notice sent to the bar and noted that it is a “very severe matter.” It also stated that the excise official who issued the notice is apparently being transferred as a result of pressure from authorities.
According to Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, Irani’s family is facing major corruption allegations, and Irani’s daughter is supposedly running a Goa restaurant where a bar is operating under a “false licence.”
“The licence by Smriti Irani’s daughter is in the name of a person who died in May 2021, and the licence was taken in June 2022 in Goa. But the person in whose name the licence is, had died 13 months ago. This is illegal,” he told reporters. According to Goa regulations, a restaurant is only permitted to have one bar licence, however this eatery has two.
“We demand from the prime minister that Smriti Irani should be immediately sacked as a minister from the Union cabinet. You owe it to this country, to the youth of this country,” he said.