Morning Digest: Rahul Gandhi questions timing of Epstein-Puri photo release; Delhi HC to hear on Neha Bora’s plea against ‘peace’ bond today, and more
Rahul Gandhi has questioned the timing of the U.S. Department of Justice releasing a photo of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri with Jeffrey Epstein. Meanwhile, activists and economists are organizing nationwide protests against electoral roll revisions, and Andhra Pradesh has halted local body elections following a Supreme Court order.
Why it matters
The intersection of international diplomatic optics and domestic political unrest highlights growing tensions between the Indian opposition and the ruling government.
Morning Digest: Rahul Gandhi questions timing of Epstein-Puri photo release; Delhi HC to hear on Neha Bora’s plea against ‘peace’ bond today, and more left Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi. File ANI ANi https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/hcppz7/article71609851.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/Nearby_Shape-wiGIKGMFNCH.3.jpg.jpg ANI Margao [Goa], Oct 18 (ANI): Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi addresses a public rally, in Margao on Sunday. (AICC/ANI Photo) Here is a select list of stories to start the day ‘Who’s U.S. blackmailing?’ asks Rahul Gandhi over timing of Epstein-Puri photo release The release of a photograph of Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has triggered fresh questions from the Opposition, with the timing coinciding with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Mumbai.
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