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Rahul Gandhi's Phone-Tapping Charge Sparks BJP-Congress Showdown

Rahul Gandhi's Phone-Tapping Charge Sparks BJP-Congress Showdown

What's behind this

An Editors' Roundtable convened to discuss Sonia Gandhi’s memoir *Belonging* and its political reflections, according to India Today. The discussion came amid heightened political tension, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of phone tapping and challenging the PM to a public debate, a claim echoed by Prashant Kishor who described phone tapping as a reality in India, recalling the Pegasus controversy. The New Indian Express reported a fresh BJP‑Congress showdown over the allegation, while The Hindu noted criticism of Rahul Gandhi from BJP leaders. Earlier coverage also noted criticism of the memoir and warnings of a two‑party drift.

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A fresh political showdown has erupted after Rahul Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was tapping his phone and challenged him to a one-on-one public debate. Rahul Gandhi claimed he had evidence on his phone and said a debate would reveal who was allegedly controlled by foreign powers…

2 of the 64 reports on this event credit a wire agency (ANI, PTI or IANS), all from the same agency.

Coverage arrived over 80 hours. First from The Indian Express, latest from India Today.

High Corroboration 25 news outlets reporting

How this event was covered

First reported by The Indian Express at 08:20 UTC on 10 Nov.

Coverage ran into a second day.

Across 3 desks: business, india, politics.

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  19. The Tribune The Tribune Trust

    Sonia Gandhi’s memoir ‘Belonging’: 10 episodes worth reading, from love story to power politics

    Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, begins with her childhood in Italy and a chance meeting with Rajiv Gandhi in Cambridge before moving on to the political battles, family disputes and personal tragedies that shaped the Nehru-Gandhi family…

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  23. The Economic Times Bennett, Coleman & Co.

    "Rahul Gandhi must get his head examined": Keralam BJP chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar dismisses phone-tapping claim

    Chandrasekhar said, "Rahul Gandhi, I can only safely say to him, with all respect, must get his head examined. Nobody is bothered tapping his phone. Nobody is interested in tapping his phone. If anybody is interested, it's to understand why his brain only functions on lies day after day."

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    'How EC gave him info is a mystery': Akhilesh on Yogi's 1.27 crore Hindu voters deleted claim

    Akhilesh Yadav has voiced significant alarm over Yogi Adityanath's assertion that 1.27 crore Hindu voters were removed from the electoral rolls. He questions the legitimacy of how Adityanath accessed this information from the Election Commission. Yadav suggests that this statement aims to incite…

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  35. Deccan Herald The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

    'Phone tapping is a reality in India': Prashant Kishor on Rahul Gandhi’s claims

    Patna: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Friday claimed that tapping of phones was a "reality" in the country, and that his own phone was under surveillance when the Pegasus controversy had come to the fore a few years ago. Kishor was replying to queries from journalists on Congress leader…

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  37. Organiser Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS)

    Tears for Babri, Apathy for Mumbai Terror: The Brazen Hypocrisy and 17 Historical Distortions in Sonia Gandhi’s Memoir

    In her memoir, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson offers a revealing contrast in how she processes India’s wounds. The 1992 Babri Masjid demolition is framed as a profound personal and national trauma that “tormented” her, drove her into politics, and symbolised the “relentless advance of the…

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  41. The New Indian Express Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd. Current article

    Rahul Gandhi's Phone-Tapping Charge Sparks BJP-Congress Showdown

    A fresh political showdown has erupted after Rahul Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was tapping his phone and challenged him to a one-on-one public debate. Rahul Gandhi claimed he had evidence on his phone and said a debate would reveal who was allegedly controlled by foreign powers…

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  • ANI ANI Media
  • DT Next Daily Thanthi Group
  • Highland Post Highland Post
  • Kashmir Life Kashmir Life
  • Kashmir Observer Kashmir Observer
  • NE Now NE Now
  • The Economic Times Bennett, Coleman & Co.
  • The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
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