: Congress seeks Smriti Irani’s ouster over ‘illegal licence’ for bar allegedly run by her daughter #IndiaNEWS The Congress on Saturday demanded the resignation of Union minister Smriti Irani after

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Congress seeks Smriti Irani’s ouster over ‘illegal licence’ for bar allegedly run by her daughter #IndiaNEWS
The Congress on Saturday demanded the resignation of Union minister Smriti Irani after reports claimed that a restaurant in Goa allegedly run by her daughter had obtained an illegal liquor licence.Goa Excise Commissioner Narayan M Gad issued a show cause notice on Thursday to the restaurant, Silly Souls Cafe and Bar, that is allegedly run by the minister’s daughter Zoish Irani, The Herald reported. The official issued the notice on the basis of a complaint by lawyer Aires Rodrigues.The licence was allegedly registered in the name of a Mumbai resident identified as Anthony Dgama. However, Gad’s notice said that the liquor licence was renewed in June, even though Dgama died on May 17, 2021.Zoish Irani’s lawyer Kirat Nagra, however, claimed that his client neither owns nor operates the restaurant, PTI reported. The lawyer added that Irani had not received any show cause notice as was being alleged.At a press conference on Saturday, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove Smriti Irani from the Union Cabinet. He noted that on December 12, 2004, Irani had asked for the resignation of Modi, when he was the chief minister of Gujarat, in connection with the 2002 riots.“Today, we ask the prime minister to immediately remove Smriti Zubin Irani from the...Read more

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