Cong spreading misinformation: BJP on oppn party's take on reference to PM Modi in Epstein files

NEW DELHI: (Feb 1) The BJP accused the Congress on Saturday of spreading misinformation against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by "twisting" a generic email fragment of investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein into a political smear, asserting that there is "zero evidence" of any direct or indirect interaction between the two.

This came after the Congress posted on X the purported e-mail with its link to the US Department of Justice website, alleging that Modi's name has surfaced in the Epstein files and demanding a clarification from the prime minister.

Terming the Congress's post on X a "fraud", BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra accused the opposition party of sharing the document after editing its content to malign the prime minister's image and dent India's reputation before the world.