The war of words between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on data sharing escalated on Monday with Rahul Gandhi dubbing Prime Minister Narendra Modi the "Big Boss who likes to spy on Indians" and Union minister Smriti Irani saying even 'Chhota Bheem' knows it is not snooping.Twitter was the battleground as the debate on the prickly issue spiralled and the ruling BJP accused the opposition Congress of data "theft", saying it had taken off its app after the allegations came out in the open. The Congress, however, claimed it had not done so. The site was "dysfunctional" and all memberships were done through the party's official website, it said.Taking to Twitter after allegations surfaced that data from the prime minister's official app was being shared without the consent of users, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said the Prime Minister was misusing his position and the NaMo app secretly recorded audio, video and contacts. He alleged that the NaMo app secretly records the user's location, audio, video, contact information and other personal data.

The war of words between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on data sharing escalated on Monday with Rahul Gandhi dubbing Prime Minister Narendra Modi the "Big Boss who likes to spy on Indians" and Union minister Smriti Irani saying even 'Chhota Bheem' knows it is not snooping.Twitter was the battleground as the debate on the prickly issue spiralled and the ruling BJP accused the opposition Congress of data "theft", saying it had taken off its app after the allegations came out in the open. The Congress, however, claimed it had not done so. The site was "dysfunctional" and all memberships were done through the party's official website, it said.Taking to Twitter after allegations surfaced that data from the prime minister's official app was being shared without the consent of users, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said the Prime Minister was misusing his position and the NaMo app secretly recorded audio, video and contacts. He alleged that the NaMo app secretly records the user's location, audio, video, contact information and other personal data.