Parliament proceedings | Members protest against Rahul Gandhi’s remarks

Union Minister Smriti Irani today tore into Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his "Rape in India" comment at a rally in Jharkhand on Thursday. "This is first time in history that a leader is giving a clarion call that Indian women should be raped. Is this Rahul Gandhi's message to the people of the country? He should be punished," Ms Irani said in the Lok Sabha today.

BJP MPs raised slogans against Mr Gandhi as Ms Irani continued her attacks on the Congress MP.

"Not all men are rapists. This is an insult to India... Rahul Gandhi is touching 50, and doesn't realise that such a statement seems like an invitation to rape in India," she added.

"Rahul Gandhi has insulted every woman in India by saying what he has said," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said.