NCP leader Sharad Pawar claims that in 1992, despite the advise of his ministers, then-PM PV Narasimha Rao trusted BJP leader Vijaya Raje Scindia when she told him that nothing would happen to the Babri Masjid.
According to PTI, Pawar made these remarks during the book launch for renowned journalist Neerja Chowdhury’s book, “How Prime Ministers Decide.”
The report said that Pawar, who was the defense minister at the time of the Babri Masjid destruction, claimed to have been present at the meeting along with the home secretary and the then-home minister.
I was one of a number of ministers that existed. According to the article, it was determined that the prime minister should convene a meeting of the relevant party’s leaders. Pawar was cited as saying this.
According to the source, Vijaya Raje Scindia told the prime minister at the meeting that nothing would happen to the Babri Masjid.
It was said that Pawar claimed Rao opted to trust Scindia even though he, the home minister, and the home secretary believed anything might happen.
The prime minister was questioned about what he was doing when the mosque was demolished in a chat that Rao had with several prominent journalists following the destruction, it was reported by Chowdhury.
She said that Rao had informed reporters that he let it to occur because it would heal a festering wound and he believed the BJP would lose its primary political advantage.
Pawar, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, Congressman Shashi Tharoor, former railway minister and BJP leader Dinesh Trivedi, and former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan all participated at the book’s introduction, according to the statement.
It said that veteran journalist Rajdeep Sardesai moderated the conversation.
Trivedi also remembered Rajiv Gandhi’s period as prime minister and the function of Arun Nehru, one of his most important advisers.
Arun Nehru treated people like family. According to the research, it was one of the finest times. If it persisted, things would be considerably different.
According to Prithviraj Chavan, a former Union minister in the UPA administration, the Congress-led coalition failed because of how it handled the Anna Hazare campaign.
“What occurred just before it is what led to that demise. 2G scams… We handled Anna Hazare improperly. According to the article, it is what put an end to the Congress government.
Additionally, he referenced the nuclear accord and said that previous prime minister Manmohan Singh was skilled at fostering consensus.