New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday rebutted Home Minister Amit Shah’s “vote chori” charge against Jawaharlal Nehru, saying the claim that he was made the prime minister despite Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel being the popular choice is a “lie” and a “figment of imagination”.

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said party colleague Piyush Babele has “totally exposed” one of the home minister’s “many lies” in the Lok Sabha and shared his video on X.

The Congress also shared Babele’s video and said it exposes the “outright lie” of Shah.

Intervening in the debate on election reforms in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Shah cited three instances of alleged “vote chori” by Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi.

“So, 28 votes went to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel an

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