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. 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. R. S. Patel 'Aaresh', published by Sardar Patel Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial Society, 2025,” Mr. Ramesh said on X, sharing screenshots of the relevan

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