A heated exchange erupted in the Lok Sabha after Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's choice of Pralhad Joshi as the new Education Minister. Referring to the Bilkis Banu case, Priyanka alleged that the appointment sent the wrong message to women across the country. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju objected to the remarks, calling them "character assassination" and demanding that they be expunged from the parliamentary record. Pralhad Joshi also hit back, sought an apology from Priyanka Gandhi and accused her of spreading misinformation during the debate on the Anti-Paper Leak Bill.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacked the Centre over student issues and the education system. She highlighted the plight of a student injured during a police protest. Gandhi questioned…

Kiren Rijiju said that Priyanka Gandhi comments amount to “character assassination” of Pralhad and urged the House to expunge her statement from the record. | India News