The video of Smriti Irani, Senior BJP leader, talking to an education officer has gone viral on social media. In the video, she can be heard confronting the officer about issues in Amethi and questioning why Rahul Gandhi is "defaming" India and "becoming China's propaganda machinery". UP Congress chief, Ajay Rai, has stated that Rahul Gandhi will contest from Amethi in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections with his sister Priyanka Gandhi possibly contesting from Varanasi.