Rahul calls for ’open debate’ with PM which he claims will end Modi’s political career

mangaloretoday.com

New Delhi, November,13, 2026: Insisting that a one-on-one debate with him “will end” Narendra Modi’s political career, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed he has “proof” that the BJP veteran is controlled by foreign powers on his mobile phone phone, which is “tapped by the Prime Minister”.

Gandhi made a series of remarks during an ‘Ask Me’ session on Instagram, as he upped the ante over his ‘open debate’ challenge to Modi Answering queries on why he is insisting on a public debate even as the BJP has said it can take place inside Parliament, he said he had tried to debate in Parliament but his mic was switched off and was not allowed to talk on farm bills, ’vote chori’, Special Intensive Revision, Chinese incursions, former Army chief Gen MM Naravane’s memoirs and a minister’s ties with Jeoffrey Epstein.

“I want that Narendra Modi makes allegations against me and I do the same to him. He can come. There will be a table, on one side there will be Modi-ji and on the other side, it will be me. I don’t have a problem if the judge is (Adani Group Chairman Gautam) Adani or RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat,” he said.

He said he wanted a one-on-one debate and not interested in a debate entailing long speeches. Asked about the proof, he said, “The proof is here. It is on this phone. The Prime Minister knows it because the Prime Minister taps my phone. The moment he comes for the one-on-one debate, everybody will know who is controlled by foreign powers, who is anti-national, since when he has been anti-national and lots of other details that I know and are on my phone.”

He claimed the “Prime Minister’s political career will be over” if he comes for the debate with him and both of them know that. “He keeps calling me anti-national. I want to show the nation exactly who is anti-national...,” he said.

Gandhi went on to say that Modi was “no longer” commenting or attacking him and that he is “very very careful” because there is “a little fear in his (Modi’s) mind”. Posting one of the videos, he said on ’X’, “Modi-ji, even at your own ’godi’ (lapdog) media’s Diwali gathering, you used a teleprompter? The people are yours, the stage is yours, the whole environment is yours, yet you still need a script. Looks like the pressure got to you.”

“Anyway, no worries. Bring a teleprompter to a debate with me too, and seat a judge of your choice as well. Just show up, that’s all. The country wants to know - who is the real traitor?” he added.