New Delhi: Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was tapping his phone, claiming that it contained evidence to support his allegations about the Prime Minister's alleged links with foreign powers.

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During an Instagram question-and-answer session, Gandhi said the proof was on his phone and challenged Modi to a one-on-one public debate, claiming that the exchange would expose who was controlled by foreign powers and who was anti-national.

"The proof is here, it is in this phone... The Prime Minister knows it because he taps my phone," Gandhi said while holding up his mobile phone.

He added that a direct debate would bring out details about who was allegedly controlled by foreign powers, who was anti-national and since when.

Gandhi also reiterated his demand for a face-to-face debate with Modi, saying he wanted both leaders to question and challenge each other rather than deliver lengthy speeches.

The Congress leader's remarks came amid an ongoing political exchange over allegations of foreign influence and his repeated challenges to the Prime Minister to debate the issue publicly.

Gandhi was responding to a question about the evidence behind his earlier allegations that Modi was influenced by foreign powers. He said the information was stored on his phone and suggested that the Prime Minister knew about it because his phone was being tapped.

The Leader of the Opposition also referred to several issues he wanted to discuss in a debate, including farm laws, alleged electoral irregularities, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, China and matters related to former Army chief General M.M. Naravane's book and Jeffrey Epstein.

He also he would have no objection to Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani or RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat acting as the judge for the debate.