Sonia Gandhi says she broke down in tears as she watched Bebri Masjid demolished on TV In a pre-publication interview with The Guardian, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi recalled crying while watching the demolition of Bebri Masjid in December 1992 on TV. She also admitted that the complacency and failures of the Congress contributed to the rise of the BJP and the growth of Hindutva politics. "We were too complacent. There was a laissez-faire attitude." It also brings back former Union Minister Salman Khorshids earlier statement that Sonia Gandhi cried following the meeting at Batla House.

Sonia Gandhi says she broke down in tears as she watched Bebri Masjid demolished on TV In a pre-publication interview with The Guardian, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi recalled crying while watching the demolition of Bebri Masjid in December 1992 on TV. She also admitted that the complacency and failures of the Congress contributed to the rise of the BJP and the growth of Hindutva politics. "We were too complacent. There was a laissez-faire attitude." It also brings back former Union Minister Salman Khorshids earlier statement that Sonia Gandhi cried following the meeting at Batla House.