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Rahul Gandhi displays unpublished 'memoir' of Naravane in Parliament premises
Feb-04-2026

Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi displayed former Army chief M.M. Naravane’s yet-unpublished memoirs outside the House, after he was barred from referring to them in Lok Sabha. He said that he would personally hand over a copy of ‘Four Stars of Destiny’ to Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he comes to the Lok Sabha.

Speaking to reporters in the premises of Parliament House complex, Gandhi held up Naravane's unpublished ‘memoir’ and said this book does not exist, Rajnath Singh has said this book does not exist... This is Mr. Naravane’s book where he has written the full account of Ladakh. I have been told that I cannot quote this book. He asserted that the contents of the book reveal the ‘truth’ about the government’s response during the face-off in eastern Ladakh in October 2020. 

Citing the ‘memoir; the Congress leader said, ‘The main line is what the PM said - 'jo uchit samjho woh karo'. When the Chief of Army Staff, Gen Naravane, called Rajnath Singh and said, 'Chinese tanks have come, what should we do. Rajnath Singh did not reply to him at first. He (Naravane) asked S Jaishankar, NSA (Ajit Doval), Rajnath Singh, but did not get a reply’.

The LoP claimed that Narendra Modi ji did not fulfill his responsibility, adding that Gen. Naravane ‘has written it clearly that he felt really alone and that he was abandoned by the entire establishment’. He further added, ‘I don’t think the Prime Minister will have the guts to come to the Lok Sabha today because if he comes, I am going to give him this book. If the PM comes, I will go physically and hand him this book so he can read it and the country can get to know the truth’.

The government-opposition faceoff in the Lok Sabha intensified on Tuesday as eight protesting MPs were suspended for the remainder of the Budget session, for trying to climb on the table of the secretary general, tearing papers and hurling them at the Chair after Gandhi was again denied permission to quote an article citing an unpublished ‘memoir’ by Naravane on the 2020 India-China conflict. PM Narendra Modi is likely to reply to the motion of thanks on the President’s address in the Lok Sabha today.

The proceedings of the Budget Session of Parliament in the Lok Sabha were disrupted by the Opposition for the past two days during the discussion on the President’s Address, resulting in repeated adjournments. 


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