Rajnath Singh Claims Nehru Wanted Govt Funds For Babri Masjid, Congress Demands Proof

On this Special Report, Senior Executive Editor Gaurav Sawant anchors a debate on Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s controversial statement that Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru wanted to use government funds to build the Babri Masjid. Speaking at a Unity March in Vadodara, Singh claimed, ‘Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru wanted to build the Babri Masjid using public funds. If anyone opposed this proposal, it was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.’ BJP National Spokesperson Dr. Ajay Alok defends the claim citing 1949 cabinet archives, while Congress National Spokesperson Dr. Shama Mohammed dismisses it as a distraction from pollution and demands documentary evidence. Activist Saira Shah Halim and Professor Geeta Bhatt also debate the historical accuracy and the definition of secularism.