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IN PICS: MPs protest against Minister Hardeep Puri, seek his resignation

Updated On: 13 February, 2026 01:40 PM IST | Divya Nair

Congress MPs on Friday held a protest in Parliament House complex demanding resignation of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri after his name figured in the `Epstein Files` released in the United States. PICS/PTI

Congress MPs on Friday held a protest in Parliament House complex demanding resignation of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri after his name figured in the `Epstein Files` released in the United States. PICS/PTI

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Congress MPs on Friday held a protest in Parliament House complex demanding resignation of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri after his name figured in the `Epstein Files` released in the United States. PICS/PTI
<p>Union Minister Giriraj Singh walks into Parliament amid protests by Congress MPs</p>

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Union Minister Giriraj Singh walks into Parliament amid protests by Congress MPs

<p>Mumbai Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad and other party MPs raise slogans against Hardeep Singh Puri outside Parliament, holding banners and demanding answers over the Epstein Files row</p>

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Mumbai Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad and other party MPs raise slogans against Hardeep Singh Puri outside Parliament, holding banners and demanding answers over the Epstein Files row

<p>Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw walks past protesting Congress MPs outside Parliament</p>

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Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw walks past protesting Congress MPs outside Parliament

<p>Puri had on Wednesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for "passing innuendo" against him, asserting that he had met Epstein on a "few occasions" but his interactions with him had nothing to do with the crimes the convicted American sex offender was involved in</p>

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Puri had on Wednesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for "passing innuendo" against him, asserting that he had met Epstein on a "few occasions" but his interactions with him had nothing to do with the crimes the convicted American sex offender was involved in

<p>Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi speaks to Congress lawmakers in the Parliament House Complex.</p>

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Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi speaks to Congress lawmakers in the Parliament House Complex.

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