Politics · India · 20 hrs ago
BJP criticises Sonia Gandhi over Babri mosque demolition remarks
Sonia Gandhi said she cried when she saw the demolition of the Babri mosque.
The BJP responded by accusing Congress of having an “anti-Ram” stance.
BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi contrasted Gandhi’s remarks with her late husband Rajiv Gandhi’s campaign promise of “Ram Rajya” in 1989.
The mosque stood at the site now occupied by the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
Trivedi also questioned Gandhi’s reference to the mosque and how she could have seen footage of its demolition, saying Indian media did not show it at the time and the BBC broadcast it later.
The dispute has become a political clash over Congress’s position on Ram and the demolition; no further steps were described.
The BJP criticised Sonia Gandhi after she said she cried when she witnessed the demolition of the Babri mosque.
BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said her remarks exposed what he called Congress’s “anti-Ram” face.
Trivedi challenged her use of the term Babri mosque, saying it was legally considered disputed.
He also questioned how Gandhi saw footage of the demolition, claiming Indian media did not show it at the time and the BBC broadcast it later.
- Who
- Sonia Gandhi and the BJP, represented by spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi.
- What
- The BJP criticised Gandhi’s remarks that she cried when she witnessed the Babri mosque demolition.
- When
- The BJP’s criticism was reported on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
- Where
- The dispute concerns the Babri mosque site in Ayodhya, now home to the Ram temple.
- Why
- The BJP objected to Gandhi’s remarks and challenged her reference to the mosque and her account of seeing the demolition.
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- BJP spokesperson
- Sudhanshu Trivedi
- Subject
- Sonia Gandhi’s remarks about the Babri mosque demolition
- Location
- Ayodhya
- Current site
- Ram temple stands at the site of the former Babri mosque
What people are saying
From Mahatma Gandhi's conception of Ram Rajya, Congress has now limited its memory to Babar