Archive · 29 Dec 2025
Govt Urges Sonia Gandhi to Return Nehru Documents
The government of India has asked Sonia Gandhi, the former president of the Congress party, to return some important documents and letters of India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.
These documents were kept in a museum for safekeeping but were taken back by Sonia Gandhi's family in 2008.
The government says these documents belong to the country and should be returned to the Prime Ministers' Museum and Library.
Sonia Gandhi has said she will look into the matter.
The government is also working on digitizing many old documents and manuscripts to preserve them for future generations.
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat urged Sonia Gandhi to return Jawaharlal Nehru's documents to the Prime Ministers' Museum and Library.
Around 26,000 documents were taken back by Sonia Gandhi's family in 2008 for safe custody.
The government believes these documents belong to the country and not to any individual.
Sonia Gandhi has said she will look into the matter of returning the documents.
The government is also focusing on digitizing and preserving historical documents and manuscripts.
- Who
- Sonia Gandhi, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Jawaharlal Nehru
- What
- Request to return Nehru's documents to the Prime Ministers' Museum and Library
- When
- April 29, 2008 (request to take back documents), 2025 (current request)
- Where
- Prime Ministers' Museum and Library, New Delhi
- Why
- Government believes the documents belong to the country and not to any individual
- Person Involved
- Sonia Gandhi, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
- Documents in Question
- 26,000 documents of Jawaharlal Nehru
- Current Location
- With Sonia Gandhi's family
- Original Location
- Prime Ministers' Museum and Library
- Request Status
- Sonia Gandhi to look into the matter
- Total Documents in Museum
- 2.5 crore
- Nehru Documents in Museum
- 4 lakh
- Digitisation Initiative
- Gyan Bharatam Mission