“Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh’s statement based on facts, documents reveal Jawaharlal Nehru favoured wanted to spend govt money on Babri Masjid”, Opindia, December 04, 2025

“Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently sparked a major political debate with a striking claim about India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Speaking at a ‘Unity March’ on Tuesday, 2nd December, in Gujarat to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, he said Nehru wanted the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya to be built using government funds. According to him, it was Sardar Patel who firmly opposed this proposal and stopped public money from being spent on constructing a mosque.

Rajnath Singh said this in front of a huge gathering in Vadodara, praising Patel’s commitment to national unity. His comments have immediately triggered strong reactions across political circles, especially from the Congress party.

Rajnath Singh has not made this claim without documentation. Important details supporting his statement are found in the book “The Inside Story of Sardar Patel – Diary of Maniben Patel.” The book contains Patel’s notes and details of his interactions with Nehru, written at the time when these events were actually happening……”

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