Chirag Paswan claims Rahul Gandhi raised phone-tapping charge to disrupt Parliament

Union minister Chirag Paswan on Saturday accused Rahul Gandhi of raising the phone-tapping allegation to disrupt the upcoming winter session of Parliament, claiming the Congress leader wanted to create a ruckus in the House and ensure a washout. According to news agency PTI, Paswan made the remarks while speaking to reporters in Patna. He accused Gandhi of repeatedly making allegations without authenticating or validating them.

"As the LoP, Rahul Gandhi is expected to speak and act with responsibility. But he always shoots and scoots. He has never cared to authenticate or validate any of the charges he has made," Paswan said.

Rahul Gandhi had alleged that the government was tapping his phone and challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to an open debate. He claimed to have evidence stored on his phone that the PM was being controlled by foreign powers.

"It is a pattern that we have noticed over a period of time. They raise a bogey ahead of a Parliament session, create a ruckus inside the House and force a washout. The winter session is approaching, and they are taking recourse to a familiar tactic," Paswan said. He also targeted Rahul Gandhi over his "vote chori" allegations, questioning claims of large-scale voter deletions during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Paswan claimed the allegations had failed to draw public support and cited the turnout at Gandhi's rally in Delhi earlier this month.