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The Congress party is demanding an apology from the Union Government after the government stated in Lok Sabha that no documents related to Jawaharlal Nehru were missing from the Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML) during its annual inspection. This follows claims made in September by a PMML society member who had requested Congress leader Sonia Gandhi to provide access to Nehru’s private papers. The government clarified that no annual audit of documents is conducted, and that no documents have been found missing, denying any improper removal of documents.

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Congress Demands Apology After Government Says Nehru Documents Not Missing from PMML

New Delhi, December 16, 2025: The Congress party is pressing the Union Government for an apology after a statement made in Lok Sabha revealed that no documents pertaining to Jawaharlal Nehru were reported missing from the Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML) during its annual inspection.

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh highlighted the government’s response to a query in Lok Sabha, in which Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat confirmed that no documents related to India’s first Prime Minister were found missing from the PMML during the 2025 inspection. Shekhawat was responding to BJP MP Sambit Patra. The minister further stated that there is no formal annual audit of the documents housed within the museum and denied any improper or illegal removal of documents.

The Congress’ demand follows comments made in September by Rizwan Kadri, a member of the PMML Society, who had publicly requested Congress leader Sonia Gandhi to grant access to private papers related to Nehru in her possession.

The PMML, formerly known as the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML), is housed in the Teen Murti Bhawan. It was renamed in 2023, and the PMML Society is currently headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as its president and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh as its vice-president.

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