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| Smriti Irani lends glamour to anti-sealing campaign |
| NEW DELHI, APR 17 (PTI) Lending glamour to the protests against sealing of shops in residential areas of the capital, TV star Smriti Irani today took part in the 'Jail Bharo' campaign of the opposition BJP. Taking part in the protests at Town Hall, the MCD headquarters, Irani, who along with other BJP leaders was later arrested, charged the Congress government with breach of trust of the people. "The people of Delhi had voted for Congress with the hope that it will provide livelihood, security and employment to them. But the trust of the people has been violated by Congress," she said addressing the gathering of BJP activists. Irani, along with other BJP leaders Harsh Vardhan, Vijay Goel, Pawan Sharma and Sahab Singh Chauhan, as well as a large number of party activists, was arrested. But they were later released. The small screen star had contested the last Lok Sabha elections from Chandni Chowk constituency, where the Town Hall is located. Traders, meanwhile, began a five-day 'dharna' at Jantar Mantar to oppose the ongoing court-ordered sealing drive. Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) General Secretary Praveen Khandelwal said the traders have given an open invitation to all MPs, MLAs and corporators in Delhi to join the 'dharna'. Continuing with its sealing action, MCD today sealed 250 shops, desealing 160 others. So far, 4490 commercial establishments have been sealed, while 708 were de-sealed. Kem Chho, Powaiites? Enjoy MANIBEN.COM a Hilarious Gujarati DramaBy Pradeep Joshi According to the makers of this play, MANIBEN.COM is the story of several Manibens existing in Indian society. Maniben lacks sophistication, but she is not a dumb and silly woman. Mani (Smriti Irani) has the courage and conviction to do well. Her husband Jaman Patel (Nitin Vakharia) has progressed by leaps & bounds in his career as a diamond merchant. He has hence migrated from a small village in Gujarat to the affluent Pali hill area in Mumbai. Their neighbourhood now comprises rich, affluent people. Soon Jaman begins to find Mani very inferior compared to his neighbours, as she cannot even speak English. He often taunts her for not being sophisticated and ridicules her for the blunders she makes in front of their neighbours. Mani believes that God has made all humans equal and she cannot be regarded as inferior in any way. She believes that everyone should be his or her own self. The only person who sympathizes with her is Jaman's uncle (Hemant Jha). Mani makes a futile attempt to learn English, engages in fashion designing and also participates in the Mrs. World competition! Soon thereafter comes a twist in the play when her husband threatens her of divorce and tells her that either she can be Mrs. World or Mrs. Jaman Patel... In a nutshell, MANIBEN.COM is a humorous journey of a down to earth woman who accepts a challenge and triumphs.Smriti Irani excellently portrays the character of the women who are ignored and taken for granted since the ages. She makes us wonder and rethink the importance of such manibens in our society. Well done Smriti! |
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