Smriti Irani slams Rahul Gandhi over his Varanasi remarks

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday courted controversy as he took a veiled jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, saying he “saw people lying on the road after drinking alcohol”. In response, Union Minister and BJP MP from Amethi, Smriti Irani, slammed Rahul Gandhi for his “objectionable” remarks and questioned his upbringing.