Goa, July 28 -- Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi, calling him "the most filthy type of man" and accusing him of defending rapists. The remarks came shortly after Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra levelled similar allegations against Joshi in the Lok Sabha, triggering a heated exchange in Parliament.

Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Rahul Gandhi questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to appoint Joshi as the Education Minister at a time when students across the country were protesting over the NEET paper leak controversy.

Referring to the recent student protests, Rahul said it was shocking that the government had chosen a minister who had, accor...