New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday rejected Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju's claim that she encouraged Congress MPs during a confrontation in the Lok Sabha Speaker's chamber, asserting that no abuse took place and that she spoke only peacefully at the end.

Responding to Rijiju's remarks, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra told reporters,"We did not abuse anyone. 1-2 MPs were agitated, and they expressed it. He also said that I was encouraging them, which is a lie. I was sitting quietly. In the end, I said a few things peacefully," she said.

Priyanka Gandhi also targeted the government over the India-US trade deal, alleging that it would adversely impact farmers.

"The trade deal (India-US) that the...