Rape in India comment: Rahul Gandhi won't say sorry, accuses Modi-Shah of trying to distract from Northeast unrest
India TodayRahul Gandhi says he won't apologise for using the term "Rape in India" to speak out against sexual crimes and what he says is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on a former BJP leader's involvement in a rape case. pic.twitter.com/KgPU8dpmrE Rahul Gandhi December 13, 2019 Earlier, both Houses of Parliament witnessed protests against Rahul Gandhi's use of the term "Rape in India", based on the name of a government initiative, Make In India. Union Minister Smriti Irani, a longtime rival of Rahul Gandhi's who wrested his Amethi seat from him this year, said he had given "a clarion call" that Indian women should be raped. When Kanimozhi, a DMK MP, defended Rahul Gandhi's comments, Irani said she was "disgusted" and "extremely disheartened" that she couldn't transcend party divsions even on an issue such as crimes against women.