Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has said that no documents related to India’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, have been found missing from the Prime Minister’s Museum and Library.
In a social media post, while replying to Congress MP Jairam Ramesh, Mr Shekhawat said, the Nehru Papers were taken out in 2008, during the UPA period. He said, these are not private family papers, but they are part of the country’s national historical record.
The Minister said, scholars, researchers, students and citizens have a right to access original documentary sources to arrive at a truthful and balanced understanding of Jawaharlal Nehru’s life and times.
Mr Shekhawat said, Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi herself has acknowledged in writing that these papers are with her and promised to cooperate on the matter. He urged Sonia Gandhi to honour her commitment and return these papers to the Museum so that scholars, citizens, and the Parliament can access these crucial historical records.
