Sachinism Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Media reports in India say an inquiry into the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid mosque has implicated senior members of the opposition BJP. Parliament was in uproar on Monday over the inquiry, which is reported to blame senior BJP figures including Atal Behari Vajapyee and LK Advani. The Liberhan commission report was submitted to the government in June but its contents have not been made public. The demolition of the mosque sparked nationwide communal riots. The commission was set up to investigate the events that led to a Hindu mob tearing down the disputed mosque in the northern town of Ayodhya. The commission took 17 years to complete its investigation, which cost more than 65m rupees ($1.3m). Details about the commission's findings appeared in the Indian Express newspaper on Monday. 'Political motive' "I am stunned. I was shocked to see that the report has been leaked. I want to know who has leaked the report," senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani said in parliament. Mr Advani said he had described the demolition of the mosque as the "saddest day of my life". "This is a leakage and such leakages are, I think with the political motive," senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi said. Mr Joshi demanded that the government immediately put the report before parliament. Accusing the Congress party government of "selectively leaking" the report, BJP spokesman Rajiv Pratap Rudy said this had been done to "divert attention from core issues" like rising costs and corruption. The report published in the Indian Express newspaper said the Liberhan commission had described the BJP leaders as "pseudo-moderates" and stated that the build-up to the demolition of the mosque was meticulously planned. Controversial mosque The site of the 16th century Babri Masjid had been a focus for Hindu-Muslim hostility for decades. On 6 December 1992 a mob of Hindu militants tore down the mosque. The rioters claimed the site used to be a temple marking the birthplace of the popular Hindu god, Ram. The destruction of the mosque led to Hindu-Muslim riots across India and more than 2,000 people died. The Liberhan commission was set up within days of the incident. It held over 4,000 sittings and the last witness was interviewed in 2005 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8373586.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomainK Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Does not take a leak to know that BJP senior members were involved. It was one of the ugly episodes of Indian politics that should have been avoided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suma25 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 vajpayee has not been indicted in the report According to latest news .sad really instead of discussing what is in the report they are more interested in who leaked the report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViruRulez Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I can accept all the crap leaders but I cannot accept Vajpayee was involved. I have great respect for him and I cannot digest it easily that he was involved in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 This has the potential to unite BJP and the BJP have quite cleverly ensured that the leak instead of the content of the report gets most attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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