The party asked the minister to resign after reports claimed that a restaurant allegedly run by her daughter in Goa had obtained an illegal liquor licence.
Silly Souls Cafe and Bar, allegedly operated by Union Minister Smriti Irani's daughter Zoish Irani in Goa's Assagao, is at the centre of a new political row that has erupted between the Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Union Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday sent legal notice to the Congress and its senior leaders Pawan Khera, Jairam Ramesh, Netta D Souza over their "malicious allegations" against her daughter and asked them to tender a written .
Congress has started building pressure after Union Minister Smriti Irani refuted the allegations that an illegal bar is being run by her daughter in Goa.