Parliament's "Book War": BJP-Congress Clash Over Naravane Memoir, Nehru-Gandhi Legacy

• The 2026 Budget Session of the Indian Parliament turned into a "war of books" between Congress and BJP.
• Rahul Gandhi initiated the clash by attempting to quote from General MM Naravane's unreleased memoir, *Four Stars of Destiny*, to criticize the government's handling of the 2020 Ladakh standoff.
• Speaker Om Birla upheld objections from Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah, citing Rule 349 against unauthenticated books.
• BJP MP Nishikant Dubey retaliated by bringing numerous books into the House, citing works like *MO Mathai’s Memoirs*, *The Red Sari*, and *The Accidental Prime Minister* to attack the Nehru-Gandhi family's legacy.
• The "book war" led to parliamentary paralysis, repeated adjournments, and the cancellation of the Prime Minister's reply, shifting debate from policy to historical battles.