New Delhi, July 28 -- A fierce political showdown unfolded in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday after Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused newly appointed union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi of having supported the release of convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case, triggering uproar in the House and prompting senior union ministers to approach Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking action against the Congress leader.
Soon after the heated exchange during the proceedings, union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi, accompanied by union Minister Piyush Goyal and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, met Speaker Om Birla to demand stringent action against Priyanka Gandhi. The BJP leaders also sought an apology from the Congress MP, alleging that she had made fal...