Victory of truth, say BJP leaders on Babri Masjid demolition case verdict
4 years, 2 months ago

Victory of truth, say BJP leaders on Babri Masjid demolition case verdict

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Senior leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday hailed the verdict of the special CBI court in Lucknow in the Babri Masjid demolition case, calling it the "victory of truth". The court today acquitted all 32 accused in the criminal case, including former deputy prime minister LK Advani, former union minister Murli Manohar Joshi and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti. “I welcome the verdict of the special CBI court in Lucknow which has categorically said that LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Kalyan Singh, Uma Bharti and all 32 people were not involved in any conspiracy to demolish Babri Masjid. Former chief minister of Jharkhand, Raghubar Das, senior leader of BJP said it was clear that there was no pre-planned conspiracy to demolish the Babri Masjid and it was victory of truth.

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The Babri Demolition and the Judiciary: Ineptitude or Incompetence?
2 weeks, 3 days ago

The Babri Demolition and the Judiciary: Ineptitude or Incompetence?

Live Law  

On the thirty-second anniversary of the shameful demolition of the Babri Masjid, we see that the Pandora's box has been opened. What is of special interest is his summary of the proceedings in the Supreme Court in the weeks and months prior to the demolition – writ petitions were pending in both the Allahabad High Court and the Supreme Court …

Photo Essay: The Babri Masjid demolition, 32 years ago
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Photo Essay: The Babri Masjid demolition, 32 years ago

India Today  

The demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, marked a pivotal moment in India's history, fuelling debates over religion, politics, and identity. Leaders Addressing the Crowd BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani’s speeches galvanised the masses, stoking passions that culminated in the Babri Masjid's demolition. Riots after the Babri Masjid demolition in Seelampur The Aftermath The destruction …

Don’t vie for credit for Babri demolition
2 years, 7 months ago

Don’t vie for credit for Babri demolition

Hindustan Times  

The battle to stake claim to a strident Hindutva identity plumbed new depths in Maharashtra this week as different political outfits jockeyed to take credit for a criminal act: The illegal demolition of Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992. Days later, former CM Devendra Fadnavis held a press conference to counter the Sena’s claim, and said that while he was …

Film on Babri Masjid demolition screened at JNU; slogans raised against BJP, RSS
3 years ago

Film on Babri Masjid demolition screened at JNU; slogans raised against BJP, RSS

India TV News  

A protest march was carried out by the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union inside the campus demanding reconstruction of the demolished Babri Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya. The protest march ended at the Chandrabhaga Hostel where the student leaders made speeches demanding reconstruction of the mosque, news agency IANS reported. Several videos have also surfaced from within the campus wherein …

Like no one killed Jessica, nobody demolished Babri Masjid: Chidambaram at Salman Khurshid's book launch event
3 years, 1 month ago

Like no one killed Jessica, nobody demolished Babri Masjid: Chidambaram at Salman Khurshid's book launch event

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said things took a predictable course after Supreme Court's verdict on Ram Janmabhoomi and like no one killed Jessica, nobody demolished Babri Masjid. The former finance minister made these comments at the launch event of Salman Khurshid's book Sunrise over Ayodhya, which is on the Ayodhya verdict. P Chidambaram at the launch event of …

Judge Who Acquitted All In Babri Demolition Case Appointed By UP Govt As 'Up-Lokayukta'
3 years, 8 months ago

Judge Who Acquitted All In Babri Demolition Case Appointed By UP Govt As 'Up-Lokayukta'

Live Law  

Retired CBI judge Surendra Kumar Yadav, who delivered the Babri demolition verdict, was appointed the Up-Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh.He was administered the oath on Monday. Retired CBI judge Surendra Kumar Yadav, who delivered the Babri demolition verdict, was appointed the Up-Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh. Babri demolition case was the last case tried by him as the presiding judge of Special …

Babri Masjid Demolition Case- Ayodhya Residents File Appeal Challenging CBI Court's Verdict Acquitting All Accused
3 years, 11 months ago

Babri Masjid Demolition Case- Ayodhya Residents File Appeal Challenging CBI Court's Verdict Acquitting All Accused

Live Law  

Two Ayodhya residents on Friday moved the Allahabad High Court challenging a special CBI court's ruling that acquitted all 32 accused including BJP veterans L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi the 1992 demolition of Babri mosque. Ayodhya residents Haji Mahmood Ahmad, 74, and Syed Akhlaq Ahmad, 81, claimed in the petition that they were witnesses in the trial against …

'Satyameva Jayate': Priyanka Gandhi Hails CBI Chargesheet in Hathras Case, Says Truth Has Prevailed
4 years ago

'Satyameva Jayate': Priyanka Gandhi Hails CBI Chargesheet in Hathras Case, Says Truth Has Prevailed

News 18  

Hitting out at the Yogi Adityanath-led Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state, the All India Congress Committee general secretary for Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hailed the CBI chargesheet in the Hathras case and said that despite the government’s efforts to protect injustice, truth has finally prevailed. The Congress leader’s response came after the Central Bureau of Investigation filed …

Supreme Court refuses to extend security of judge who gave Babri demolition case verdict
4 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court refuses to extend security of judge who gave Babri demolition case verdict

Op India  

The apex Court today refused to extend the security of former special judge SK Yadav who had pronounced the verdict in the Babri Masjid demolition case. The court was considering the former judge’s request for personal security in view of the sensitive nature of the Babri demolition case. SC refuses to extend security of ex-judge who pronounced Babri Masjid case …

Supreme Court rejects Babri Masjid case judge's request seeking security extension
4 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court rejects Babri Masjid case judge's request seeking security extension

India Today  

Supreme Court has rejected a request by the retired judge SK Yadav, who recently acquitted all 32 accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case, of extending his security over the sensitive nature of the case he handled. Former special judge SK Yadav had recently pronounced the verdict in the Babri Masjid demolition case and acquitted all 32 accused, including BJP …

Babri demolition case: A look into 2,300-page judgment
4 years, 2 months ago

Babri demolition case: A look into 2,300-page judgment

India Today  

For 28 years, Indian politics and media knew one truth -- on December 6, 1992, karsevaks were prepared to demolish the Babri Masjid, and they did, with the call and blessings of the political brass of the BJP, RSS, Shiv Sena. However, when it came to the investigation, the CBI said there was no proof that political leaders who were …

Being witness to the Babri Masjid demolition
4 years, 2 months ago

Being witness to the Babri Masjid demolition

The Hindu  

In the FIR carefully written out in Hindi at Thana Ramjanambhoomi, Ayodhya on December 11, 1992, I mentioned two U-matic tapes, one camera battery, one Hanimex still camera and a still film roll. The State government gave a sworn assurance to the apex court that no harm would be allowed to fall on the 16th century mosque, the epicentre of …

Babri Masjid Demolition an Unparalleled Crime That Has Wounded Country Like Gandhi's Assassination: Pinarayi Vijayan
4 years, 2 months ago

Babri Masjid Demolition an Unparalleled Crime That Has Wounded Country Like Gandhi's Assassination: Pinarayi Vijayan

News 18  

A day after a CBI special court in Lucknow acquitted all the accused, including BJP veteran LK Advani, in the Babri Masjid demolition case, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said the1992 incident was an unparalleled crime that has deeply wounded the country like the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. All the 32 accused in the Babri mosque demolition case, …

Babri Demolition Verdict: Ex-law Minister Moily Calls it 'Travesty of Justice'
4 years, 2 months ago

Babri Demolition Verdict: Ex-law Minister Moily Calls it 'Travesty of Justice'

News 18  

Former law minister M Veerappa Moily on Thursday said acquittal of all the accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case by a special CBI court was a "travesty of justice", and claimed that the verdict reflects "insensitiveness" on the part of the judiciary. All the 32 accused, including BJP veterans L K Advani and MM Joshi, in the Babri masjid …

Swara Bhasker, Anubhav Sinha and others react as accused get acquitted in Babri Masjid demolition case
4 years, 2 months ago

Swara Bhasker, Anubhav Sinha and others react as accused get acquitted in Babri Masjid demolition case

India Today  

On September 30, a special CBI court in Uttar Pradesh announced a historic judgement on Babri Masjid demolition of December 6, 1992. He wrote, "Congratulations Mr Lal Krishna Advani you are now acquitted of the charges of single handedly drawing a bloody line across the soul of this country. Congratulations Mr Lal Krishna Advani you are now acquitted of the …

I still say Babri Masjid demolition was meticulously planned, Uma Bharti took responsibility: Justice Liberhan
4 years, 2 months ago

I still say Babri Masjid demolition was meticulously planned, Uma Bharti took responsibility: Justice Liberhan

India Today  

The demolition of the Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992 was a "meticulously planned" act and senior BJP leader Uma Bharti had "categorically" taken responsibility for it, Justice Manmohan Singh Liberhan has said, according to a report in the Indian Express. The Government of India had set up the Liberhan Commission in 1992 to investigate the Babri Masjid demolition. From …

No evidence: How LK Advani, MM Joshi and others got acquitted in Babri Masjid demolition case
4 years, 2 months ago

No evidence: How LK Advani, MM Joshi and others got acquitted in Babri Masjid demolition case

India Today  

The CBI court on Wednesday acquitted all 32 accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case over lack of evidence against them. While reading out the judgment, which is 2,300 pages long, CBI judge SK Yadav said there was no conclusive evidence against the accused of being part of any conspiracy to bring down the Babri Masjid structure in Ayodhya in …

Accept Babri ruling in interest of peace, hope Mathura, Kashi mosques won't be disturbed, say Ayodhya's Muslims
4 years, 2 months ago

Accept Babri ruling in interest of peace, hope Mathura, Kashi mosques won't be disturbed, say Ayodhya's Muslims

Firstpost  

Some, however, hoped that the CBI would appeal the CBI court ruling to “complete due process”. Others hoped this would bring closure to the entire Ayodhya episode The Muslim community in Ayodhya on Wednesday appeared to accept the CBI court verdict in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition conspiracy case in “interest of peace” in society, hoping that Mathura and Kashi …

Justice in ruins: The Hindu Editorial on Babri Masjid demolition case verdict
4 years, 2 months ago

Justice in ruins: The Hindu Editorial on Babri Masjid demolition case verdict

The Hindu  

The ruins of the Babri Masjid were cleared in record time by the hordes of vandals mobilised for demolishing it. Even when the Supreme Court handed over the empty site to those who wanted the mosque brought down to build a Ram temple, its recognition of the demolition as an “egregious violation of the rule of law” gave rise to …

Former Uttar Pradesh CM Kalyan Singh Expresses Happiness Over Babri Mosque Court Verdict
4 years, 2 months ago

Former Uttar Pradesh CM Kalyan Singh Expresses Happiness Over Babri Mosque Court Verdict

News 18  

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh on Wednesday expressed happiness over the Babri mosque verdict which acquitted him and 31 others of involvement in the destruction of the shrine 28 years ago. Pradesh BJP president Bansidhar Bhagat said, “Truth has finally won.” “The special court’s verdict acquitting senior leaders deserves to be welcomed. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot termed …

Liberhan Commission Termed Babri Demolition Result of 'Great Painstaking Preparation & Pre-planning'
4 years, 2 months ago

Liberhan Commission Termed Babri Demolition Result of 'Great Painstaking Preparation & Pre-planning'

News 18  

The acquittal of 32 accused in the Babri mosque demolition case by a special CBI court on Wednesday runs contrary to the findings of Justice MS Liberhan Commission, which had termed the bringing down of the structure a result of "great painstaking preparation and pre-planning". The one-man commission of a sitting judge Liberhan was set up on December 16, 1992 …

All 32 acquitted in Babri demolition case due to 'lack of proof'; defence claims Singhal, Advani tried to save structure
4 years, 2 months ago

All 32 acquitted in Babri demolition case due to 'lack of proof'; defence claims Singhal, Advani tried to save structure

Firstpost  

The court said that the demolition was not pre-planned and that the people who demolished the mosque were ‘anti-national elements’. Court says accused tried to stop mob from attacking structure Delivering the verdict on the day of his retirement, as special Judge SK Yadav began reading the 2,000-page order on Wednesday, he observed that evidence against the accused was not …

Babri Masjid demolition case | Sangh, BJP hail verdict
4 years, 2 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition case | Sangh, BJP hail verdict

The Hindu  

The BJP and other organisations of the Sangh Parivar welcomed the acquittal of the 32 accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case by a special CBI court in Lucknow on Wednesday, with senior leader and one of the main accused in the case, L.K. Advani, stating that it vindicated “personal and BJP’s belief and commitment towards the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.” …

Feeling helpless as an Indian Muslim: Asaduddin Owaisi on Babri demolition verdict
4 years, 2 months ago

Feeling helpless as an Indian Muslim: Asaduddin Owaisi on Babri demolition verdict

Live Mint  

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday expressed outrage over the judgment of a CBI court in Lucknow acquitting all the 32 accused in the Babri mosque demolition case and demanded that the central investigating agency go for an appeal. Calling the judgement "obnoxious", he claimed it contradicted the Supreme Court's observations in its verdict on November 9 last year that …

Aghast at the Babri Masjid verdict, I apologise to the thousands whose lives were ruined, and bemoan the debasement of an ancient religion, writes Jyoti Punwani
4 years, 2 months ago

Aghast at the Babri Masjid verdict, I apologise to the thousands whose lives were ruined, and bemoan the debasement of an ancient religion, writes Jyoti Punwani

Firstpost  

The apology is to the thousands whose lives were ruined by the movement to demolish Ayodhya’s Babri Masjid and build a Ram Mandir at the very spot where it stood You see a massive crime unfolding before you. The apology is to the thousands whose lives were ruined by the movement to demolish Ayodhya’s Babri Masjid and build a Ram …

All India Muslim Personal Law Board to challenge Babri Mosque Verdict in High Court
4 years, 2 months ago

All India Muslim Personal Law Board to challenge Babri Mosque Verdict in High Court

News 18  

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board said that it will appeal against the special CBI court verdict in the Babri Masjid demolition case in the high court. “We will appeal against the judgment in the High Court,” said the lawyer, who was also part of the Babri Masjid Action Committee. Prominent Sunni cleric and All India Muslim Personal Law …

Babri Masjid demolition case: A timeline
4 years, 2 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition case: A timeline

The Hindu  

The verdict by a special court in the Babri Masjid demolition case comes 28 years after kar sevaks razed the 16th century mosque and almost a year after the Supreme Court settled the land case in favour of a Ram temple at the disputed Ayodhya site. - Feb 2011: CBI moves Supreme Court against high court order in the mosque …

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict | Congress, Left say it runs counter to Supreme Court order
4 years, 2 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict | Congress, Left say it runs counter to Supreme Court order

The Hindu  

The acquittal of all the accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case, including BJP veterans L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, by a special court in Lucknow on Wednesday ran counter to the Supreme Court judgment holding the demolition illegal as well as the spirit of the Constitution, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said in a statement. The special court’s …

Babri Masjid Demolition Had Just One Conspiracy – False Secularism
4 years, 2 months ago

Babri Masjid Demolition Had Just One Conspiracy – False Secularism

The Quint  

Truth has emerged victorious today. The only “conspiracy” in the Babri Masjid demolition conspiracy case was a political conspiracy. It’s because a certain aggression in people – who were trying to ‘protect’ the mosque – provoked a section of people, the latter went ahead and demolished it. This was done at the political messaging of the so-called secular party to …

Special court verdict in Babri case runs counter to SC judgement: Congress
4 years, 2 months ago

Special court verdict in Babri case runs counter to SC judgement: Congress

Live Mint  

The Congress Wednesday said the decision of the special CBI court to acquit all the accused in Babri Masjid demolition case runs counter to a Supreme Court judgement and the constitutional spirit. Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said every Indian who has innate faith in the Constitution and in the spirit of communal amity and brotherhood expects and urges the …

‘Jai Shri Ram’: Advani on being acquitted in Babri demolition case
4 years, 2 months ago

‘Jai Shri Ram’: Advani on being acquitted in Babri demolition case

The Hindu  

Veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani, who was acquitted by a special CBI court on Wednesday in the Babri mosque demolition case, welcomed the court verdict by chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’, and said it vindicates his personal and BJP’s belief and commitment towards the ‘Ram Janmabhoomi Movement’. When we heard the news of the court’s order, we welcomed it by chanting …

All 32 accused, including Advani, Joshi, acquitted in Babri Masjid demolition case: A timeline
4 years, 2 months ago

All 32 accused, including Advani, Joshi, acquitted in Babri Masjid demolition case: A timeline

Firstpost  

The special CBI court observed that the people who demolished the mosque were “anti-national elements” and that the accused people were, in fact, trying to control the crowd Editor’s note: This article was originally published on 10 November, 2019, after the Supreme Court allowed the construction of a temple at the site where the Babri Masjid once stood in Ayodhya. …

Babri demolition case: LK Advani, 31 others acquitted; no local testified
4 years, 2 months ago

Babri demolition case: LK Advani, 31 others acquitted; no local testified

Hindustan Times  

The special CBI court in Lucknow on Wednesday acquitted all 32 accused, including former deputy prime minister LK Advani, former union minister Murli Manohar Joshi, ex-Rajasthan governor Kalyan Singh and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti, in the Babri Masjid demolition case due to lack of conclusive evidence. This ends the long pending dispute related to the December 6, …

Congress Says Govt Should Appeal Against Acquittal of those Charged With Babri Mosque Demolition Conspiracy
4 years, 2 months ago

Congress Says Govt Should Appeal Against Acquittal of those Charged With Babri Mosque Demolition Conspiracy

News 18  

After the special CBI court in Lucknow acquitted all the accused charged with conspiracy to demolish the Babri mosque, the Congress on Wednesday demanded that the government go in appeal against the acquittal. Addressing the media, Congress General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala said, “The decision of the Special Court to acquit all the accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case …

32 acquitted in razing of India mosque that set off violence
4 years, 2 months ago

32 acquitted in razing of India mosque that set off violence

Associated Press  

LUCKNOW, India — An Indian court on Wednesday acquitted all 32 people accused of crimes in a 1992 attack and demolition of a 16th century mosque that sparked Hindu-Muslim violence leaving some 2,000 people dead. Joshi, who was a minister in a former BJP government, said “the truth has triumphed.’’ Advani said in a statement that the judgment “vindicated his …

'Sad day for Indian judiciary': Asaduddin Owaisi slams Babri Masjid demolition verdict, says those responsible 'politically rewarded'
4 years, 2 months ago

'Sad day for Indian judiciary': Asaduddin Owaisi slams Babri Masjid demolition verdict, says those responsible 'politically rewarded'

Firstpost  

Apart from the BJP, RSS and VHP, the Congress was at the root of the demolition, Owaisi said, adding that it was during the Congress’s rule that the idols were kept in the mosque, which was later demolished Calling the acquittal of the 32 accused on the Babri Masjid demolition a denial of justice and a “black day for Indian …

LK Advani chants 'Jai Shri Ram', Owaisi calls judgment 'black day': Politicos react to Babri Masjid demolition verdict
4 years, 2 months ago

LK Advani chants 'Jai Shri Ram', Owaisi calls judgment 'black day': Politicos react to Babri Masjid demolition verdict

Firstpost  

The verdict of a CBI court in the Babri Masjid demolition case was welcomed by several prominent accused persons, as well as other BJP leaders The verdict of a CBI court in the Babri Masjid demolition case was welcomed by several BJP leaders, including the acquitted accused, and condemned by sections of the Opposition. Defence minister Rajnath Singh said, “I …

‘No criminal conspiracy’: Key points of Babri Masjid verdict
4 years, 2 months ago

‘No criminal conspiracy’: Key points of Babri Masjid verdict

Hindustan Times  

A special CBI court on Wednesday acquitted all 32 accused in the Babri Mosque demolition case, saying the demolition of the mosque was a spontaneous affair and not a pre-planned one. The accused, including LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti, Kalyan Singh, faced charges like criminal conspiracy, rioting, promoting enmity between different groups, and unlawful assembly. VHP Chief Alok …

LK Advani, acquitted in Babri case, says ruling vindicates ‘my and BJP’s belief in Ram Janmabhoomi movement’
4 years, 2 months ago

LK Advani, acquitted in Babri case, says ruling vindicates ‘my and BJP’s belief in Ram Janmabhoomi movement’

Hindustan Times  

Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader Lal Krishna Advani welcomed the judgement by the special CBI court which acquitted him and 31 other accused in the Babri mosque demolition case. Senior BJP leader LK Advani, one the accused in Babri mosque demolition case, addresses media after the verdict by the special CBI court, outside his residence in New Delhi. “I wholeheartedly …

Advani, Uma Bharti among 32 Accused Acquitted as Court Says Babri Demolition Wasn't Pre-planned
4 years, 2 months ago

Advani, Uma Bharti among 32 Accused Acquitted as Court Says Babri Demolition Wasn't Pre-planned

News 18  

BJP veterans LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti were among 32 accused acquitted in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case on Wednesday, 28 years after the incident pushed India into a cycle of communal riots and politics. Pronouncing the verdict, special CBI judge SK Yadav said there was no conclusive proof against the accused, who, apart from the …

Indian court acquits all accused in razing of Babri mosque
4 years, 2 months ago

Indian court acquits all accused in razing of Babri mosque

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Indian court has acquitted all 32 people …

All accused acquitted in the Babri Masjid demolition case: Special Court
4 years, 2 months ago

All accused acquitted in the Babri Masjid demolition case: Special Court

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: A special court in Lucknow on Wednesday acquitted all 32 accused of criminal conspiracy in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case. The 32 accused include former deputy prime minister LK Advani, former union minister Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh, Vinay Katiya, and Sadhvi Rithambara. Advani, Joshi, Bharti, Singh, and some …

Babri Masjid demolition case | Advani, 31 others acquitted
4 years, 2 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition case | Advani, 31 others acquitted

The Hindu  

A special CBI court here on Wednesday acquitted senior BJP leader L.K. Editorial | Justice in ruins The court rejected the charges of criminal conspiracy levelled by the CBI against the accused, observing that the chargesheet did not have any evidence to show that they “got together in common intent” with a group of “hooligan kar sevaks” to bring down …

Babri Masjid demolition case: A timeline of events
4 years, 2 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition case: A timeline of events

Live Mint  

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Lucknow is set to deliver its verdict in the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid criminal case today. Following is the chronology of events from the present, leading back to the demolition of Ayodhya-Babri Masjid: September 2020: CBI special court in Lucknow reserved the order to be pronounced on 30 September. September 2010: Allahabad HC upholds …

All acquitted in Babri Masjid demolition case | Advani, MM Joshi hail verdict, Congress wants govt to appeal against it
4 years, 2 months ago

All acquitted in Babri Masjid demolition case | Advani, MM Joshi hail verdict, Congress wants govt to appeal against it

The Hindu  

A special court in Lucknow delivered the much-awaited judgment on Wednesday in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case. — PTI 5:15 pm Babri case verdict expected, not surprised: NCP The NCP on Wednesday said it was not surprised over the special court’s verdict acquitting all accused in the Babri masjid demolition case. Mr. Owaisi said the CBI should appeal against …

Babri Mosque Demolition Verdict Boost to BJP as Party Hails Acquittal of All 32 Accused
4 years, 2 months ago

Babri Mosque Demolition Verdict Boost to BJP as Party Hails Acquittal of All 32 Accused

News 18  

The acquittal of senior BJP leaders and Hindutva activists in the Babri mosque demolition case on Wednesday has come as a big boost to the saffron party whose leaders have insisted that the razing of the disputed structure in Ayodhya was a spontaneous act and not part of any conspiracy. The special CBI court’s order effectively absolves the BJP of …

32 acquitted in razing of India mosque that set off deadly violence
4 years, 2 months ago

32 acquitted in razing of India mosque that set off deadly violence

LA Times  

An Indian court Wednesday acquitted 32 people who had been accused of crimes in the 1992 demolition of a 16th century mosque that sparked Hindu-Muslim violence in which 2,000 people were killed. Four senior leaders of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, were among the defendants in the trial, which languished in India’s sluggish legal system for …

All 32 acquitted over no evidence: Babri Masjid demolition verdict in 10 points
4 years, 2 months ago

All 32 acquitted over no evidence: Babri Masjid demolition verdict in 10 points

India Today  

All 32 accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case have been acquitted by the special CBI court in Lucknow on Wednesday 28 years after the Mughal era mosque was razed to ground. The CBI court has said there is no concrete evidence against the accused persons in the Babri Masjid demolition case and that the incident was not pre-planned. The …

Babri Masjid demolition case: Verdict after 28 years of twists and turns
4 years, 2 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition case: Verdict after 28 years of twists and turns

India Today  

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court today acquitted all accused as it pronounced its much-awaited judgment in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case. TWISTS AND TURNS IN BABRI MASJID DEMOLITION CASES The Uttar Pradesh government set up a special court in Lucknow in consultation with the Allahabad High Court in September 1993 -- the state was still under the …

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