Guwahati, Feb. 18 -- BJP National Spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari on Wednesday demanded answers from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi regarding former Union Minister Kapil Sibal accepting an award reportedly funded by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while the Congress party was in government.

"Rahul Gandhi should answer that when the Congress party was in the government, why was his minister Kapil Sibal accepting awards funded by a sexual predator, Jeffrey Epstein?" Bhandari told ANI.

He alleged that Sam Pitroda, Congress's overseas department head and close associate of the Gandhi family, was "associated with the same circles" and questioned the nature of the Gandhi family's connections with Epstein.

"Sam Pitroda, a close associate o...