NEW DELHI — Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of tapping his phone. During an online interactive session, Gandhi held up his phone and said he has all the proof against the Prime Minister in his phone, while reiterating his challenge for a one-on-one debate on a host of issues.
Rahul Gandhi hit back at the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) allegations that he is receiving “help from foreign powers” to create “anarchy” in the country, alleging that his phone is being “tapped on the directions” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He made the allegation during an interactive ‘Ask Me’ session on Instagram, where he responded to questions from supporters and reiterated his demand for a direct public debate with the Prime Minister.
Rahul Gandhi has in past also alleged phone tapping claiming that he and many other politicians had their phones bugged with Pegasus to enable Central agencies to tap them.
Renewing his challengeto PM Modi for one-on-one debate challenge , Leader of Opposition claimed that the exchange would “end the latter’s political career”.
“The proof is in this phone, and the PM knows it since he taps my phone,’ he said holding up his phone in a video.
“It is in this phone. The Prime Minister (Modi) knows it because he taps my phone, the moment he comes for the one-one-one debate, everybody will know who is controlled by foreign powers and who is an anti-national, since when he’s been an anti-national and lots of other details that I know and are on my phone,” he alleged.
Rahul Gandhi also took a jibe at Prime Minister Modi over his previous “debate” challenge.
“If he (PM Modi) comes to debate he will have to come out of his air chamber and breathe what everybody else breathes,” Rahul Handhi said, referring to the rising pollution levels in Delhi-National Capital Region.
Earlier, Rahul Gandhi had challenged PM Modi to directly engage in a debate on a host of issues.
Reacting to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s challenge for debate in the Parliament, the LoP said: “I tried to do it in the Parliament but my mic is switched off. I was not allowed to speak on Kisan Bill, ‘vote chori’, SIR, China and other issues.”
Urging for an one-on-one political exchange, Rahul Gandhi said: “I don’t want a speech based debate.”
“I guarantee that after a one-on-one debate, Prime Minister won’t be able to hold on to his post,” Rahul claimed.
Later in a video message on his official X account, Rahul Gandhi said: “The Prime Minister’s political career will be over if he comes and debates with me. He knows that and I know that.”
“He (PM Modi) keeps calling me anti-national, I want to show the nation exactly who is anti-national, exactly who is controlled by whom and since when. He knows the truth of that,” the LoP added.
The Congress MP also claimed that Prime Minister Modi has “fear in his mind” which is why “he is no longer commenting about me”.
“He (PM Modi) is no longer attacking me, he is being very very careful. There is a reason for it,” Rahul Gandhi remarked. — With inputs from IANS
