New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi On Monday, he stepped up his attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of presiding over what he called a series of national “disgracements” as he also addressed U.S. trade deals and leveled allegations against Epstein. This is after Prime Minister Modi Slams Congress for ‘topless’ protest at AI summit, calls it ‘dirty and naked (Dirty and shameless) politics”.“Modi, you talk about shame? Let me tell you what shame is. Your name, your minister’s name and your friend’s name appear together in Epstein’s dossier, your name is associated with such a despicable criminal – this is shame,” he said in a post on X and a video message.
Accusing the Prime Minister of betraying the country to the US through the trade deal, Rahul said: “The trade deal you have with the US, you have betrayed the country – that is a disgrace. You have handed over our country’s data. You have wiped out the peasants. You ruined the textile industry – that’s a shame. “He filed a case against Gautam Adani in the US and alleged that the prime minister was favoring his “friend Anil Ambani Adani”.“The entire country knows: The US case against Adani keeps you awake at night – because it is a case against the BJP and your financial architecture. For 14 months, no action has been taken – that is a shame. Modi, do whatever you think is appropriate for your friend Anil Ambani, for Adani and for yourself,” he said.“Me and the Lionheart Warriors Congress Party We will continue to defend our country – we will not step back an inch. ” he added.Reacting to this, the BJP questioned the basis of Rahul’s claims.“Rahul Gandhi Ji, you are a perennial anti-India! There are no verified documents, court records or official investigations mentioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s name in any Epstein-related case. Stop lying! It was Nehru who wrote to Edwina Mountbatten at two o’clock in the night! It was you who attended the party during the terrorist attacks in Mumbai! India’s trade with the US has grown from about $74 billion in 2014 to over $190 billion in recent years,” said Pradeep Bhandari, national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party.union petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri has clarified his alleged ties to Epstein. He said he had only met convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein “three or four times” in a private capacity during the eight years he spent in the United States. The interactions took place when he was associated with the Independent Commission on Multilateralism after his retirement from India’s foreign service, he said, adding that he had only one email exchange with Epstein.Puri maintained that the meetings took place before he joined the federal cabinet in 2017 and that the details had been made public.
