{"id":53958,"date":"2019-12-18T15:16:06","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T09:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=53958"},"modified":"2019-12-18T15:39:25","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T10:09:25","slug":"a-photograph-of-smriti-irani-with-bjp-leader-hukumdev-narayan-viral-as-irani-with-rape-guru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/a-photograph-of-smriti-irani-with-bjp-leader-hukumdev-narayan-viral-as-irani-with-rape-guru\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo of Smriti Irani greeting BJP leader Hukumdev Narayan Yadav shared as ‘rape guru’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Union Minister Smriti Irani recently claimed in Parliament that Rahul Gandhi said in a speech that ‘women should be raped’. She demanded that Gandhi should apologize for his statement. <\/span>However, Irani’s claim was proved wrong<\/a>. On December 17, Indrani Mishra, National Secretary of Mahila Congress, tweeted a picture of Smriti Irani which said, \u201c\u092f\u0947 \u0932\u094b\u2026\u092e\u0948\u0921\u092e \u2018\u0930\u0947\u092a \u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941\u2019 \u0915\u0947 \u0906\u0917\u0947 \u0939\u093e\u0925 \u091c\u094b\u0921\u093c\u0947 \u092e\u0925\u093e \u091f\u0947\u0915\u0947 \u0916\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0939\u0948…\u0914\u0930 \u092e\u093e\u092b\u0940 @RahulGandhi \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093e\u0917\u0923\u0940 \u092a\u0921\u093c\u0947\u0917\u0940\u2026.@smritiirani \u091c\u0940…\u0936\u0930\u094d\u092e \u0905\u093e\u092a\u0915\u094b \u091b\u094b\u0921\u093c \u0917\u092f\u0940 \u092f\u093e \u0906\u092a \u0928\u0947 \u091b\u094b\u0919 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e (Here you are\u2026 Madam is standing in front of ‘Rape Guru’ with folded hands… and @RahulGandhi will have to apologise\u2026 @ smritiirani ji … did shame abandoned you or you left it).\u201d<\/em> \u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

Indrani Mishra later deleted her tweet but its archived version can be accessed here<\/a>. Alt News found many posts on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter<\/a> with the same claim.<\/p>\n

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A few claimed that the man is<\/span> BJP MP Chinmayananda (<\/span>archive<\/a>) who was accused of rape by a law student in Uttar Pradesh.<\/p>\n

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\u092c\u0932\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e \u0938\u093e\u0902\u0938\u0926 \u091a\u093f\u0928\u094d\u092e\u092f\u093e\u0928\u0902\u0926 \u0938\u0947 \u0906\u0936\u0940\u0930\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0926 \u0932\u0947\u0924\u093e \u0935\u0930\u0917\u0926 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u0947\u0921\u093c \ud83e\udd13\ud83e\udd13 pic.twitter.com\/qLkusawEcR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Deepak jain (@Deepak_jain_PHA) December 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What is the truth?<\/span><\/h2>\n

In the viral picture, Smriti Irani is greeting BJP leader Hukumdev Narayan Yadav from Bihar. He is an MP from Madhubani district.<\/p>\n

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Shri Hukumdev Narayan Yadav: Veteran Farmer Leader – Former Central Government Agriculture Minister and 6-time MP. #PeoplesPadma<\/a> #PadmaBhushan<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/vVwCnvY1hj<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 MyGovIndia (@mygovindia) March 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In an affidavit<\/a> submitted by Yadav on the website of Chief Electoral Office of Bihar, there are no charges against him. Similarly, on myneta.info<\/span><\/a> Hukumdev Narayan Yadav has no charges.<\/p>\n

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On December 17, Smriti Irani responded to Indrani Mishra on Twitter, <\/span>“\u091c\u093f\u0938 \u0938\u091c\u094d\u091c\u0928 \u0915\u094b \u0906\u092a \u0907\u0938 \u091a\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u0926\u0928\u093e\u092e \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u093e \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0939\u0941\u0915\u0941\u092e\u0926\u0947\u0935 \u0928\u093e\u0930\u093e\u092f\u0923 \u092f\u093e\u0926\u0935 \u0939\u0948 \u0964 \u092a\u0926\u094d\u092e \u092d\u0942\u0937\u0923 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u094d\u092e\u093e\u0928\u093f\u0924 \u0939\u0941\u0915\u0941\u092e\u0926\u0947\u0935 \u091c\u0940 1960 \u0938\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u0924\u093e\u0930 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0938\u0947\u0935\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u092e\u0930\u094d\u092a\u093f\u0924 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u0926\u0932\u093f\u0924 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091c \u090f\u0935\u0902 \u0917\u093c\u0930\u0940\u092c \u0915\u0932\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0923 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f \u0939\u0941\u0915\u0941\u092e \u0926\u0947\u0935 \u091c\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u0905\u092d\u0942\u0924\u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u0915\u093e\u092e \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0923\u093e\u092e \u0907\u0928\u094d\u0939\u094b\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u094c\u092d\u093e\u0917\u094d\u092f \u0939\u0948 (The gentleman you are defaming in this picture is Hukumdev Narayan Yadav. <\/span>Honoured with Padma Bhushan, Hukumdev ji has been continuously dedicated to the country since 1960. Dev Ji has done unprecedented work towards Dalit society and poor welfare. He accepted my greetings, this is a privilege).”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u2014 Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) December 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Indrani Mishra’s claim that Smriti Irani is greeting ‘rape guru’ is false. Some users also made the false claim that she is with BJP leader Chinmayananda. However, in the picture, Smriti Irani is greeting Bihar-based BJP leader Hukumdev Narayan Yadav.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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