This story is from August 07, 2019

True tribute to Swaraj would be BJP workers dedicating themselves towards women upliftment: Irani

| PTI | Aug 7, 2019, 10:14 IST

NEW DELHI: Union minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said as a BJP worker, a true tribute to former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj would be by devoting one's life to the cause of women upliftment.

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Swaraj passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Tuesday night. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran, who suffered a cardiac arrest, was 67.

Referring to Swaraj as "didi" (elder sister), Irani expressed her shock at the untimely death of the former Delhi chief minister.

"The untimely death of didi has left numerous party workers like me shocked. I express my sympathy towards the bereaved family. As a party worker, if we dedicate our lives towards women upliftment, it would be a true tribute to her," the women and child development minister said in a tweet in Hindi.

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In another tweet, Irani said that she was disappointed with Swaraj for an unfulfilled lunch promise.

She remembered how Swaraj had asked her daughter,

Bansuri

, to pick a restaurant for the three of them to go out on lunch.

"I have an axe to grind with you Didi. You made Bansuri pick a restaurant to take me for a celebratory lunch. You left without fulfilling your promise to the two of us," Irani said in another tweet.

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Top Comment

Vilas Mahapadi

1960 days ago

First BJP workers are required to gain courage to talk against some of their own leaders who are involved in nefarious activities against women. We have seen their was no protest from BJP regarding Kathua, Unnao case and other day one UP MLA suggested for marrying Kashmiri girls when situation is so tense. This oppressive feudal mentality generally found in North India must go and the feeling of equality, enshrined in the Constitution, must be adopted with true spirit. Then only women will feel secure to go out of their homes for taking steps for their own social and economic upliftment. Thus, tribute to their leader is to give feeling of security women.

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