Babri Mosque demolition News

The controversy surrounding the Babri mosque demolition was reignited when Kamal Nath cited former PM Rajiv Gandhi's role in the Ram temple issue.

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AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has said that December 6 – the day when the Babri Mosque was demolished by the Kar Sevaks in Ayodhya - will forever remain a black day for Indian democracy. On 30th anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid at Ayodhya, the Hyderabad MP tweeted that the desecration and demolition of the Babri Masjid is a symbol of injustice. "Those responsible for its destruction were never convicted. We will not forget it & we will ensure that future generations remember it too," he said in a tweet.

Babri mosque in Ayodhya was demolished by the karsevaks on December 6, 1992, during the Ram temple movement. According to the officials, security has been tightened in Ayodhya, Varanasi, Mathura and several other sensitive places by the state administration.

Congress on Wednesday dares the Centre to file an appeal against acquittal in Babri Masjid demolition case The party said that the CBI court's verdict counters SC ruling The Special CBI court on Wednesday (September 30, 2020) acquitted all 32 accused in the case, including former deputy prime minister LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Kalyan Singh and Uma Bharti. The accused were acquitted citing "lack of evidence'' against them for hatching the alleged conspiracy. The court also observed that the 1992 demolition was not "pre-planned."

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday dubbed the special CBI court verdict in the Babri Masjid demolition case as a 'black day' for the Indian judiciary. Reacting to the court order, the AIMIM leader said, “Today is a sad day in the history of the Indian judiciary. Now, the court says there was no conspiracy. Please enlighten me, how many days of months of preparations are required to disqualify an action from being spontaneous?” Owaisi also endorsed the AIMPLB announcement that it is not satisfied with the special CBI verdict in the Babri Masjid demolition case and will appeal against it in the higher court.

Babri mosque demolition anniversary highlights: Hundreds of security personnel dotted the roads and bylanes of Ayodhya. 

Authorities have been keeping a tight vigil especially in the wake of saffron outfits raising the pitch over the sensitive Ram temple issue.

The BMAC has asked PM Modi and CM Yogi to maintain status quo at the demolition site.

The police have been asked to promulgate prohibitory orders in consultation with the district magistrates, wherever required, and take pre-emptive steps.

Releasing a book on late Prime Minister Narasimha Rao during whose tenure Babri mosque was demolished, Vice President Hamid Ansari on Monday said while the good that Rao did to the country lives after him, the harm too lives on and continues to extract a heavy toll.

PV Narasimha Rao instituted several reforms during his tenure as prime minister, but "he did not have a hold over" his Congress party. And when Tarun Gogoi, who was the food minister, wrote to him criticising his handling of the Babri mosque demolition, he failed to get a response.