Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday addressed CRPF personnel, claiming their expressions showed they did not believe Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statements, and renewed his challenge to the PM for an open debate on who was anti-national and who was acting at the behest of foreign forces.Accusing Modi of calling Opposition leaders Naxals, Rahul said his challenge to the Prime Minister remained open, adding that the debate could take place “any time, any place”.”Your faces said it all: you didn’t buy the PM’s lies. He called us Naxals. My challenge stands. Let him debate me on who is anti-national and who is controlled by foreign forces. Any time, any place,” Rahul said in a post on X, addressing CRPF personnel.The Congress leader also claimed that Modi would lose the courage to face even a single jawan after the proposed debate.”My guarantee: after the debate, the PM won’t have the guts to stand in front of a single jawan again,” he said.The latest message is part of Rahul’s continuing challenge to Modi for a face-to-face debate over allegations of foreign interference and the BJP’s charge that the Opposition is working against national interests.The exchange began after Modi, during his Gujarat visit on November 1, accused certain forces within the country of spreading lies and rumours to create instability while the country was facing external challenges.Rahul responded on November 2 by accusing the Prime Minister of depending on foreign support to come to power and remain in office. He also alleged that India’s financial system was controlled and supported by foreigners and challenged Modi to an open debate.A day later, Rahul renewed the challenge, asking Modi to choose the venue, date and even the person who would judge the debate. He suggested that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat could preside over the discussion, with the media and the country’s youth present.Rahul also listed the country’s financial system, the India-US deal and the Epstein issue among the subjects he wanted discussed.On November 6, Rahul asked Union Home Minister Amit Shah not to confuse the Prime Minister but instead persuade him to accept the debate challenge. Shah had challenged Rahul to discuss his allegations in Parliament and said the government was willing to convene a special session to discuss the issues raised by the Opposition.The BJP has dismissed Rahul’s challenge, with Union ministers asking him to take his allegations to Parliament and substantiate them with facts.On November 7, Independent Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal proposed an uninterrupted, direct question-and-answer exchange between the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, saying both should be allowed to question each other without interruptions.