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.
“Rubio goes to Mumbai. The U.S. DOJ releases a picture of Epstein and Puri,” Mr.
Gandhi said in a post on X. “Dear BJP and RSS workers, which anti-national traitor do you think they’re blackmailing?” he added.
Mamata Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra also targeted Mr. Puri with Epstein. Congress leader Pawan Khera also questioned Mr. Puri’s account of his interactions with Epstein. Citing documents available on the DoJ website, Mr. The recent photos have only strengthened our claims while questions persist,” Mr.
“Epstein Paaji told us he only met Epstein as part of a delegation 3-4 times. Guess the other delegates were hiding under the table in these 2 photos, Paaji,” Ms. Khera claimed that 62 emails had been exchanged between the two between 2014 and 2017. “14 meetings and extensive interactions — that we know of so far — were held, and many of those were one-on-one meetings.
Moitra said in a post on X, sharing photographs of Mr. “Have some shame & stop attending Cabinet meetings now at least,” she added in another post. Khera said in a post on X.
Puri, referring to the Minister’s earlier statement that he had met Epstein three or four times as part of official delegations.
