New Delhi:
The Liberhan commission report accessed by NDTV has said that there is, "no doubt that the second rung of BJP was involved in actual demolition" of the Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992.
The second rung, the report notes, "included BJP leaders Vinay Katiyar, Uma Bharti, Kalyan Singh."
Then UP chief minister Kalyan Singh's role in particular has come in for severe criticism in the report. The report finds that:
Uma Bharti, who like Kalyan Singh has quit the BJP since but was a very prominent face in Ayodhya on the day of the demolition, has called the report ridiculous.
She said Murli Manohar Joshi and she had appealed to Kar Sevaks but "it was impossible to stop 5 lakh people, they were very agitated". Uma also dismissed the charge that the demolition was premeditated, saying had it not been spontaneous, why would the very senior leaders have been there?
BJP leader Vinay Katiyar too denied that the party had planned the demolition. He blamed the entire demolition on the Congress government ate the centre then. He, however, made clear that he did not share L K Advani's view that the bringing down of the mosque was a sad moment, saying it was his proudest day.
The second rung, the report notes, "included BJP leaders Vinay Katiyar, Uma Bharti, Kalyan Singh."
Then UP chief minister Kalyan Singh's role in particular has come in for severe criticism in the report. The report finds that:
- Kalyan Singh had full knowledge of events and their implications
- Kalyan's "passive and active conduct" forced administration into "ineffectiveness".
- Kalyan Singh refused empower magistrates to use paramilitary forces
- He refused frantic calls from officers on the ground requesting help from paramilitary officers
- BJP/Shiv Sena states used government resources to mobilise Kar Sevaks
- All promises made by BJP were "false" and aimed at "misleading" centre
Uma Bharti, who like Kalyan Singh has quit the BJP since but was a very prominent face in Ayodhya on the day of the demolition, has called the report ridiculous.
She said Murli Manohar Joshi and she had appealed to Kar Sevaks but "it was impossible to stop 5 lakh people, they were very agitated". Uma also dismissed the charge that the demolition was premeditated, saying had it not been spontaneous, why would the very senior leaders have been there?
BJP leader Vinay Katiyar too denied that the party had planned the demolition. He blamed the entire demolition on the Congress government ate the centre then. He, however, made clear that he did not share L K Advani's view that the bringing down of the mosque was a sad moment, saying it was his proudest day.
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