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Congress cites Maniben Patel’s diary entries, asks Rajnath to apologise for Babri claim

December 6, 2025

Published - December 06, 2025 11:09 pm IST - New Delhi Congress MP and General Secretary Jairam Ramesh. File. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Congress on Saturday (December 6, 2025) shared diary entries of Vallabhbhai Patel's daughter, Maniben Patel, from a book to rebut Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's claim that India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, wanted to build the Babri Masjid using public funds.

Congress cites Maniben Patel’s diary entries, asks Rajnath to apologise for Babri claim

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The party also demanded that Mr.
Singh apologise for spreading "falsehoods".
Congress general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh claimed the Defence Minister was spreading falsehoods to “improve his relationship” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“Here is Maniben's original diary entry in Gujarati on pages 212-213 in the book ‘Samarpit Padchhayo Sardarno’ by CA.
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Congress cites Maniben Patel’s diary entries, asks Rajnath to apologise for Babri claim

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Congress cites Maniben Patel’s diary entries, asks Rajnath to apologise for Babri claim

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