"Defender Of Rapists Is Education Minister": Rahul Gandhi Slams Pralhad Joshi
Rahul Gandhi has strongly criticized the appointment of Pralhad Joshi as Education Minister, citing Joshi's past defense of the early release of convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. Gandhi labeled the appointment an insult to the education system and the country's youth.
Why it matters
This highlights the intense political polarization surrounding cabinet appointments and the use of past controversies to challenge government credibility.
Expressing his "amazement" at Pralhad Joshi being picked as Education Minister after Dharmendra Pradhan had to resign from the post, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi has said the BJP has put its faith in someone who is a "defender of rapists".Joshi, a five-time Lok Sabha MP who is one of the most experienced ministers in the Narendra Modi cabinet, was the Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister in 2018, when 11 men serving life terms for raping Bilkis Bano and killing her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots were granted early release.Defending the decision, which had prompted massive outrage, Joshi had said the convicts had spent "quite some time" in prison and there was a provision for their release."When the government and the concerned people have taken the decision, I don't find anything wrong in it as it is a process of law," he had told NDTV.READ | Union Minister Defends…
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