Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who triggered an uproar in Parliament on Monday with his references to the unpublished book of former Army Chief General MM Naravane, on Wednesday sought to up the ante.
The Leader of Opposition displayed the book outside Parliament and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not fulfilling his responsibility during the India-China military standoff, which started along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in April-May 2020 in Ladakh.
Rahul spoke to reporters outside Parliament and displayed the book, stating, “They are saying this book does not exist. This is Naravane ji’s book, while I have been told that I cannot quote from the book. The book carries a line of the PM, ‘do what you feel is right’…. Narendra Modi did not fulfil his responsibility.”
He added, “(Former) Army Chief General Naravane has clearly written in his book that he felt really alone, that he was abandoned by the entire establishment.”
They say the book doesn’t exist, but here is the book. Every youngster in India should see that this book exists. This is Mr. Naravane’s book.
ये जनरल मनोज मुकुंद नरवणे जी की किताब है, लेकिन मुझे कहा गया है कि मैं इसे Quote नहीं कर सकता हूं।
इसमें प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की… pic.twitter.com/NY2aaJilff
— Congress (@INCIndia) February 4, 2026
Rahul further said that if PM Modi comes to Parliament today, he will hand over the book to him. “I don’t think the PM has the guts to come to the Lok Sabha today. Because if he comes, I’ll go physically and hand him this book.”
Rahul further claimed that the book, while not published in India, is available abroad.
“It’s available abroad, I think. It’s published abroad. The government is not allowing it to be published here. That’s what I believe. The book is available. You can imagine where the book has come from. You think about where it came from,” he stated.
#WATCH | On former Army chief General MM Naravane (Retd)’s “memoir”, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi says, “It’s available abroad, I think. It’s published abroad. Govt is not allowing it to be published here. That’s what I believe…The book is available…You can imagine where the… pic.twitter.com/FJoGKpXB8O
— ANI (@ANI) February 4, 2026
Rahul’s fresh remarks came two days after he was stopped repeatedly in the Lok Sabha by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah, among others, from quoting from an unverified source.
Naravane’s memoir details the circumstances of the India-China military standoff in 2020, the actions of the People’s Liberation Army of China, and how Indian forces and the political establishment reacted. The excerpts from the book were published in an online portal, to which Rahul had referred in Parliament on Monday.