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New Delhi, December 3, 2025— The BJP on Wednesday leaned on a book written by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s daughter, Maniben Patel, to reinforce Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s claim that Jawaharlal Nehru wanted to use public money to build the Babri mosque. The party also highlighted Nehru’s discomfort with some South Indian temples, accusing Congress of ignoring historical records.The Congress had earlier dismissed Singh’s statement as a “lie” and a “WhatsApp university story,” arguing that the defence minister should refrain from following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s style of political attacks. Singh made the claim during a public address in Gujarat’s Vadodara…