Centre Demands Sonia Gandhi Return Nehru Papers: 'National Heritage, Not Private Property'

• The Centre has demanded Sonia Gandhi immediately return 51 cartons of historical records related to Jawaharlal Nehru.
• Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat stated the papers were "taken back" from PMML (then NMML) in 2008.
• Shekhawat emphasized these documents are national heritage, not private property, and should be accessible to the public for research.
• The Ministry of Culture confirmed Sonia Gandhi's representative requested to take back "private family letters and notes" in 2008.
• Despite multiple reminders from PMML, including recent ones in 2025, the papers have not been returned, raising transparency concerns.

Why It Matters: Centre urges Sonia Gandhi to return Nehru's historical papers, calling them national heritage for public access.