There was an uproar in the Lok Sabha over the statement of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi regarding the new Education Minister Prahlad Joshi. Priyanka Gandhi said, ‘The Prime Minister has appointed a new Education Minister, a person who had agreed and even expressed happiness over the release of the convicts of raping a pregnant woman. What message has the Prime Minister given to crores of people of the country? On this BJP MPs stood up and started opposing it.

Kiren Rijiju angry at Priyanka Gandhi

Objecting to this, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said, ‘This amounts to character assassination within Parliament and we do not expect such language. These statements should be removed from the record. Secondly, such language should not be used. He should apologize to the House. After this, Education Minister Prahlad Joshi demanded the Lok Sabha Speaker to suspend Priyanka Gandhi.

‘Priyanka Gandhi should prove it’, said Prahlad Joshi

Responding to the statement of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi, Union Minister Prahlad Joshi said, ‘Priyanka Gandhi should have certified her statements. Action should be taken regarding the misinformation being spread. Can anyone say anything and get away with it? I deny these allegations. He should be expelled and apologize.

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While leaving Parliament, Priyank Gandhi was asked about the confirmation of the allegations made against the new Education Minister. In response to this he said, ‘At a time when they are talking about women’s rights and reservation and claiming to bring women forward. This is a very wrong message. I will confirm it. There is also a video of that time. I will submit everything with the correct procedure.

Recruitment of RSS preachers in education system: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress MP in Lok Sabha Priyanka Gandhi alleged, ‘The government has made our education system hollow by filling it with RSS preachers. They have made the system even more complicated by forcefully forming NTA and centralizing it. The share of education budget in the total budget of the country is decreasing every year instead of increasing. This government has continuously weakened all the employment generating sectors. The examination system itself has failed. Papers have been leaked 152 times in the last decade. Crores of students have been affected by this, but not a single culprit or paper leak mafia has been punished.