Rahul Gandhi calls Pralhad Joshi ‘defender of rapists’, attacks PM over education minister appointmentCongress leader Rahul Gandhi accused Education Minister Pralhad Joshi of defending rapists and criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for appointing him. Priyanka Gandhi echoed the attack in Lok Sabha, while the BJP demanded proof. That is the Education Minister of India today,” Gandhi told reporters. It’s a strange reaction from the prime minister. The remarks made in Lok Sabha created uproar with the treasury benches demanding that Vadra authenticates whatever she has stated.