Overview

• Dubey shared a declassified 2011 CIA document alleging over 150 Congress MPs were funded by the Soviet Union to act as agents for Russian interests.
• The document claims a network of journalists served as Soviet agents and led to the publication of about 16,000 pro-Russian articles in Indian media.
• He asserted that 1,100 operatives from Russian intelligence were active in India during the Congress administration, shaping policies through influence over bureaucrats and opinion-makers.
• Dubey alleged Congress candidate Subhadra Joshi accepted ₹5 lakh from the German government and later became president of the Indo-German Forum.
• The BJP MP has formally demanded an investigation into these claims and the Congress party has not yet issued a response.