New Delhi:
The Liberhan Report does not single out former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee for indictment. The report also takes note of Vajpayee's absence during the demolition of the Babri Masjid (Vajpayee left Ayodhya the day before the demolition, described in the report as "a tailor-made exercise" by the BJP).
But Justice Liberhan finds Vajpayee culpable of leading the country to the brink of communal discord, along with LK Advani and Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray. And Liberhan indicates that he feels Vajpayee's absence during the demolition was pre-planned: "It was obvious some leaders were kept out to preserve secular credentials."
Justice Liberhan talks of the cartel behind the demolition including Ashok Singhal, Vinay Katiyar, Lalji Tandon, Kalra Mishra, and Govindacharya, led by Kalyan Singh and "supported by L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and A B Vajpayee."
But Justice Liberhan finds Vajpayee culpable of leading the country to the brink of communal discord, along with LK Advani and Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray. And Liberhan indicates that he feels Vajpayee's absence during the demolition was pre-planned: "It was obvious some leaders were kept out to preserve secular credentials."
Justice Liberhan talks of the cartel behind the demolition including Ashok Singhal, Vinay Katiyar, Lalji Tandon, Kalra Mishra, and Govindacharya, led by Kalyan Singh and "supported by L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and A B Vajpayee."
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