Varanasi, April 17 (HS): Former

Union Minister Smriti Irani arrived in Varanasi on Friday morning. She was

welcomed at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Babatpur by party

leaders led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kashi region president Dilip Patel.

After a brief conversation with party leaders at the airport, the former Union

Minister departed for the city. She will participate in the Nari Shakti Vandan

Act program organized at the cultural complex in Chowkaghat in the city.

Nirmala Singh, Anil Srivastava,

Shivanand Rai, protocol in-charge of BJP Shailesh Pandey etc. were among those

who welcomed the former Union Minister at the airport. Meanwhile, a scooty

rally has also been organised on Friday under the aegis of Sampurnanand

Sanskrit University, Varanasi as part of the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Act-Prachar

Abhiyan'. The scooty rally will start from the main building of the university

at 3 pm and will conclude at the main building via Government Ayurveda College

and Hospital, Chowkaghat. All the women teachers, employees and students of the

university will participate enthusiastically in this rally. This information

was given by the public relations office of the university.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi