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The Congress connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026) sharply criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s authorities sojourn to Israel, with the Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi asking, “on whose orders the Prime Minister has gone to motion a woody against the country’s interest”.
In a station connected X, Mr. Gandhi said helium had challenged the Prime Minister to cancel the Indo-U.S. commercialized deal, but Mr. Modi had softly near for Israel.
“Narendra “Surrender” Modi, it’s been much than 24 hours since I challenged you to cancel the U.S. commercialized deal— and erstwhile again, you’ve softly slipped disconnected to Israel. At slightest once, you’ve already ‘danced and sung’ successful Israel astatine Epstein’s behest—so this time, connected whose orders volition you instrumentality aft striking a woody against the country’s interests?” Mr. Gandhi asked. He was referring to emails released arsenic portion of the alleged “Epstein Files”, successful which the convicted American enactment offender, precocious Jeffrey Epstein, claimed that past U.S. President Donald Trump played a relation successful the Prime Minister’s July 2017 sojourn to Israel.
However, connected January 31, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described the contents of the emails arsenic “trashy ruminations by a convicted criminal”.
Despite specified denials, Congress person Pawan Khera connected Wednesday cited purported email exchanges betwixt Union Minister Hardeep Puri, erstwhile Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and industrialist Anil Ambani and alleged that the instauration of the India-Israel narration was laid by Epstein.
“Jeffrey Epstein is simply a notorious enactment offender for the communal people, but a leader for the Modi government’s overseas policy. Even aft death, Jeffrey Epstein lives connected successful the Modi government’s decisions and policies,” Mr. Khera alleged astatine a property conference, displaying a large movie-like parody poster titled ‘Jeffrey Ne Bana Di Jodi’ (Jeffrey created the relationship).
On January 4, 2017, Mr. Khera claimed that Mr. Puri emailed Epstein seeking a meeting, which was scheduled for January 6. “Immediately aft this, Epstein emails different person, Deepak Chopra, and inquires astir Anil Ambani. Finally, Epstein and Anil Ambani met connected February 21, 2017. The question is connected whose awesome did Epstein acceptable retired to find Anil Ambani with idiosyncratic else’s help,” helium asked.
Mr. Khera alleged that respective emails were exchanged betwixt Epstein and Mr. Ambani and claimed that Epstein introduced Mr. Ambani to the erstwhile Israeli Prime Minister done an email connected February 23, 2017. And the industrialist and Mr. Barak exchanged emails regarding India. “The model of India’s Israel strategy was decided similar this...Ehud Barak, Jeffery Epstein, Hardeep Puri...this is however our overseas argumentation was shaped,” helium alleged.
Neither the authorities nor the BJP had responded to Mr. Khera’s claims.
Earlier, Congress wide caput (communication) Jairam Ramesh said India had taken a motivation presumption connected Palestine and claimed that it was a antithetic era. “Now the Indian Prime Minister is brazenly embracing the Prime Minister of Israel, who has reduced Gaza to rubble and particulate and is orchestrating the enlargement of amerciable settlements successful the occupied West Bank. When the full satellite is captious of his ‘dear friend’ Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr. Modi volition beryllium displaying motivation cowardice,”Mr. Ramesh alleged.
“I anticipation that the Hon Prime Minister @narendramodi ji mentions the genocide of thousands of guiltless men, women and children successful Gaza portion addressing the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) and demands justness for them,” Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said successful a station connected X, adding, “India has stood for what is close passim our past arsenic an autarkic nation. We indispensable proceed to amusement the airy of truth, bid and justness to the world.”
