In a controversial statement during a Unity March in Gujarat marking Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's 150th birth anniversary, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh claimed that India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, wanted to use public funds to construct the Babri Masjid. Singh asserted that Sardar Patel blocked this proposal, insisting that government money should not be used for religious structures. Drawing a parallel with the Somnath Temple restoration, Singh noted that Patel ensured it was funded entirely by public donations, a model also followed for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. He termed this approach 'real secularism'. The Congress party strongly rebutted these claims, with leaders like Imran Masood demanding evidence and reminding the Minister that it was Patel who had banned the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Opposition leaders accused Singh of attempting to 'rewrite history' and spreading narratives based on 'WhatsApp University'.
00:00Moving on to Aadha, the news, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has dropped a bombshell,
00:05claiming that India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, wanted public funds to construct the Babri Masjid.
00:13But Sardar Vallabhai Patel blocked the plan.
00:16He made the remarks while addressing a unity march in Gujarat to mark Patel's 150th birth anniversary.
00:23Rajnath Singh said Patel opposed Nehru's proposal.
00:26He contrasted this with the Somnath Temple restoration, where Patel allowed work because the Rs 30 lakh needed was entirely donated by the public.
00:37Singh added that neither the Somnath facelift nor the Ram Temple in Ayodhya used government funds,
00:43and all costs were borne by the people, which he called real secularism.
00:48The Congress responded, demanding that Singh produce evidence for his claims
00:53and pointed out that Sardar Patel had banned the RSS, suggesting that Patel would have taken stricter action had he lived longer.
01:01The Congress said Patel was the first time, and he was the first time after the government.
01:10After the government went to the government, they had banned the RSS.
01:12After the government went to the government, they had banned the RSS.
01:17Even if someone had no one to do it, they had no one to do it.
01:20So the government had not been born from the government.
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