Examination of the PDF revealed that the printer's name field was left blank, raising suspicions that the file may have been leaked prior to printing
The controversy intensified after Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi cited portions of the unreleased book in Parliament to alleged that PM Modi failed to act during 2020 India-China standoff in Ladakh.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju accused Gandhi of flouting the Speaker’s ruling. “Speaker Om Birla had ruled in the House that only authenticated documents can be quoted,” he said.