Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi slammed the Centre’s appointment of Pralhad Joshi as Education Minister. Rahul called him “the filthiest kind of man” and a “defender of rapists,” questioning PM Modi’s judgement, sparking a storm in Parliament.
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday described Pralhad Joshi as a “defender of rapists” and a “filthy man” as he hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for appointing such a person as the country’s education minister following Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Pradhan resigned amid the ongoing student protests over the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG examination.
Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha said the prime minister could have chosen anyone in his cabinet as the education minister, but it is strange he chose a person who “protects rapists”.
“The Education Minister of India – who after all these young people were protesting about the education system and so many young girls were protesting and were beaten and thrashed, the BJP puts a man who is a defender of rapists. That is the most filthy type of man. There can be no filthier man than somebody who says that rapists need protection. That is the Education Minister of India today,” Rahul Gandhi told reporters.
“It is strange. It’s a strange reaction from the prime minister. There are so many people in his Cabinet; he could have chosen any one of them. But he chooses a person who protects rapists. It’s quite amazing,” he also said.
Earlier today, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made similar remarks inside Lok Sabha, leading to an uproar. The treasury benches demanded that Priyanka Gandhi must authenticate whatever she has stated. Lok Sabha Secretariat later expunged a part of Vadra’s statement against Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi.