CBI court to record statements of Babri mosque demolition accused, including LK Advani and MM Joshi from 4 June
4 years, 7 months ago

CBI court to record statements of Babri mosque demolition accused, including LK Advani and MM Joshi from 4 June

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The special CBI court hearing the Babri mosque demolition case is set to record the statements of the accused, who include BJP leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti, from 4 June onwards. The accused include former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh, former deputy prime minister LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti, Vinay Katiyar, Sadhvi Rithambara, Sakshi Maharaj and Ram Vilas Vedanti. The court had termed the Allahabad High Court’s 12 February, 2001 verdict dropping conspiracy charge against Advani and others as “erroneous”. The first case involving unnamed “karsevaks” proceeded in a Lucknow court and the second set of cases relating to eight VIPs was being heard in a Raebareli.

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Sambhal mosque case: Allahabad High Court seeks response from government and ASI
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1 week, 1 day ago

Sambhal mosque case: Allahabad High Court seeks response from government and ASI

The Hindu  

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Central and State governments, the Archaeological Survey of India and local authorities on a plea moved by the Shahi Jama Masjid committee in Sambhal challenging a trial court’s order. A Bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal also ordered a stay on the proceedings in the case by the trial …

Photo Essay: The Babri Masjid demolition, 32 years ago
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Bahraich demolition process: HC to hear PIL on Nov 18
2 months ago

Bahraich demolition process: HC to hear PIL on Nov 18

Hindustan Times  

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Monday directed to list a public interest litigation petition on November 18 challenging demolition notices served to several people after the October 13 violence in Bahraich district. A division bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi passed the order on the PIL petition filed by the Association For …

SC rejects WB govt's plea against HC order directing CBI probe into allegations in Sandeshkhali
6 months, 1 week ago

SC rejects WB govt's plea against HC order directing CBI probe into allegations in Sandeshkhali

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by the West Bengal government challenging the Calcutta High Court's order which directed a CBI investigation into the allegations of crimes against women and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali. While hearing the plea on April 29, the apex court asked the West Bengal government as to why the state should …

Allahabad HC Rejects Masjid Committee's Plea To Defer Hearing In ‘Gyanvapi Title Dispute’ Cases, Matters To Be Heard On October 4
1 year, 3 months ago

Allahabad HC Rejects Masjid Committee's Plea To Defer Hearing In ‘Gyanvapi Title Dispute’ Cases, Matters To Be Heard On October 4

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court last week REJECTED an application filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which manages the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, to defer a hearing in the Gyanvapi-Kashi Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi land title dispute cases, presently pending before the Chief Justice. The application, filed on September 18, prayed that the hearing in the cases be not conducted till the …

AIMPLB to Move SC Against CBI Court Acquittal of 32 Accused in Babri Masjid Demolition Case
2 years, 1 month ago

AIMPLB to Move SC Against CBI Court Acquittal of 32 Accused in Babri Masjid Demolition Case

News 18  

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board will move the Supreme Court against a CBI special court acquittal of all the 32 accused in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case, an official of the board said on Wednesday. The CBI court had on September 30, 2020 acquitted the accused including former deputy prime minister L K Advani in the case …

Babri mosque demolition: Allahabad High Court dismisses plea against acquittal of LK Advani, other accused
2 years, 2 months ago

Babri mosque demolition: Allahabad High Court dismisses plea against acquittal of LK Advani, other accused

India TV News  

Highlights Allahabad High Court dismissed a plea challenging the acquittal of 32 accused in Babri masjid case The appellants have no locus standi in the matter which includes former Dy PM LK Advani A Lucknow bench of justices Ramesh Sinha, Saroj Yadav rejected the appeal by two Ayodhya residents Babri mosque demolition case: The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a …

Babri Demolition Case: Allahabad High Court Reserves Judgment On Maintainability Of Appeal Against Acquittal Order
2 years, 2 months ago

Babri Demolition Case: Allahabad High Court Reserves Judgment On Maintainability Of Appeal Against Acquittal Order

Live Law  

Essentially, the plea has been filed challenging the Judgment of Special CBI Judge S K Yadav holding held that the demolition of the mosque was not premeditated and that there was no criminal conspiracy behind it. The instant plea has been filed by two Ayodhya residents - Haji Mahmood Ahmad and Syed Akhlaq Ahmad who claimed to have witnessed the …

Babri Demolition: HC Reserves Order On Maintainability Of Plea Against Acquittal Of Advani, Others
2 years, 2 months ago

Babri Demolition: HC Reserves Order On Maintainability Of Plea Against Acquittal Of Advani, Others

ABP News  

The Allahabad High Court on Monday reserved its order on the issue of maintainability of an appeal challenging the acquittal of all 32 accused, including former deputy prime minister LK Advani, in the Babri mosque demolition case. A Lucknow bench of justices Ramesh Sinha and Saroj Yadav passed the order on the appeal by two Ayodhya residents – Haji Mahmood …

Babri Demolition Case: Prosecution’s Case Was Half-baked, We Were Ignored, Ayodhya Residents Tell Allahabad HC
2 years, 2 months ago

Babri Demolition Case: Prosecution’s Case Was Half-baked, We Were Ignored, Ayodhya Residents Tell Allahabad HC

News 18  

In the criminal appeal moved against the acquittal of 32 accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case, the counsel for the appellants on Monday submitted that the prosecution and the investigators failed to perform their duties and did not put up a strong case before the CBI court. Senior advocate Mohemmed Amir Naqvi, on behalf of the appellants, argued before …

SC closes all cases pertaining to 2002 Gujarat riots and petitions against 1992 Babri Masjid demolition
2 years, 4 months ago

SC closes all cases pertaining to 2002 Gujarat riots and petitions against 1992 Babri Masjid demolition

Firstpost  

Closing all the proceedings arising out of 2002 post-Godhra riots in Gujarat, the apex court said that with the passage of time, the cases have become infructuous New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed all the cases and proceedings arising out of 2002 Godhra communal riots in Gujarat and the demolition of the Babri mosque in 1992. SC closes …

Babri Demolition Case: Allahabad HC Grants 2 Weeks' Time To CBI, State Govt To File Objection On Appeal Against Acquittal Order
2 years, 5 months ago

Babri Demolition Case: Allahabad HC Grants 2 Weeks' Time To CBI, State Govt To File Objection On Appeal Against Acquittal Order

Live Law  

Now, on Monday, the Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Saroj Yadav granted two weeks' time to the CBI and CBI to file their objections to the Plea and listed the matter for further hearing on September 5. It may be noted that on July 18, when the revision plea came before the single judge, the Senior Counsel Syed …

Babri Demolition Case: Allahabad HC To Decide On Admissibility Of 'Criminal Appeal' Against Order Acquitting LK Advani, 31 Others
2 years, 5 months ago

Babri Demolition Case: Allahabad HC To Decide On Admissibility Of 'Criminal Appeal' Against Order Acquitting LK Advani, 31 Others

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court is set to hear a plea filed against the order of the Special CBI Court at Lucknow that acquitted all 32 persons accused of hatching the criminal conspiracy behind the demolition of the Babri Masjid mosque on December 6, 1992.The plea, originally filed in 2021 as a criminal revision plea will now be treated as a …

Muslims can’t tolerate desecration of masjid: AIMPLB forms legal panel to look into Gyanvapi case
2 years, 7 months ago

Muslims can’t tolerate desecration of masjid: AIMPLB forms legal panel to look into Gyanvapi case

Firstpost  

The decision was taken during an online emergency meeting of the body on Tuesday after the Supreme Court’s order on the Gyanvapi mosque Reacting to the Gyanvapi case, The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Wednesday announced that it has formed a panel to look into the 1991 places of worship act. In a statement, the body said, “Muslims …

Gareeb Nawaz Masjid Demolition- Allahabad HC Seeks UP Govt Response On Plea For Quashing Of FIR Over 'The Wire' Report
3 years, 3 months ago

Gareeb Nawaz Masjid Demolition- Allahabad HC Seeks UP Govt Response On Plea For Quashing Of FIR Over 'The Wire' Report

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today sought the reply of the Uttar Pradesh Government on a plea filed by 2 Journalists and the news portal 'The Wire' seeking quashing of FIR registered against them for their report on Gareeb Nawaz Masjid Demolition.The FIR in question was registered against them for their report on the alleged Gareeb Nawaz Mosque illegal. The Allahabad …

CBI Files Fourth Chargesheet in Bengal Post-poll Violence Probe
3 years, 4 months ago

CBI Files Fourth Chargesheet in Bengal Post-poll Violence Probe

News 18  

The CBI filed the fourth chargesheet in the ongoing probe into the post-poll violence cases in West Bengal, sources said on Saturday. The chargesheet contains names of the two accused allegedly involved in the murder of the BJP worker after the assembly election results were announced on May 2, they added. So far, the CBI has filed 34 FIRs in …

Judge Who Acquitted All In Babri Demolition Case Appointed By UP Govt As 'Up-Lokayukta'
3 years, 9 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 …

Lodhi Road Mosque Anti-Demolition Plea: Delhi High Court Directs Govt. To Fill Vacancies In Waqf Tribunal Expeditiously
3 years, 9 months ago

Lodhi Road Mosque Anti-Demolition Plea: Delhi High Court Directs Govt. To Fill Vacancies In Waqf Tribunal Expeditiously

Live Law  

Hearing a plea by the Delhi Waqf Board challenging the demolition order of an ancient mosque alongside on Lodhi Road in New Delhi, for use of the land by the Central Reserve Police Force, a single judge bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva has directed the Delhi Government to expeditiously fill up vacancies in the Delhi Waqf Tribunal - which is …

Court rejects UP govt plea seeking withdrawal of Bahuguna's police assault case
3 years, 10 months ago

Court rejects UP govt plea seeking withdrawal of Bahuguna's police assault case

Hindustan Times  

A special court Saturday rejected a plea of the Uttar Pradesh government seeking withdrawal of prosecution against BJP MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi in connection with a case lodged against her for an assault on police personnel and causing damages to property during an agitation in 2015. Besides Joshi, 17 other accused including state Congress leaders like Raj Babbar, Pradeep Jain, …

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

Supreme Court refuses to extend security of judge who gave Babri demolition case verdict
4 years, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 3 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, 3 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 …

India Rejects Pakistan's Criticism of Court Ruling in Babri Masjid Demolition Case
4 years, 3 months ago

India Rejects Pakistan's Criticism of Court Ruling in Babri Masjid Demolition Case

News 18  

India on Thursday strongly rejected Pakistan's criticism of the acquittal of all the 32 accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case, saying it may be difficult for the neighbouring country, having a "coercive apparatus", to understand the ethos of democracy and rule of law. Pakistan Foreign Office on Wednesday condemned the acquittal of the accused in the case and urged …

Babri Demolition Verdict: Ex-law Minister Moily Calls it 'Travesty of Justice'
4 years, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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 …

Liberhan Commission Termed Babri Demolition Result of 'Great Painstaking Preparation & Pre-planning'
4 years, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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 …

All India Muslim Personal Law Board to challenge Babri Mosque Verdict in High Court
4 years, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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 …

Special court verdict in Babri case runs counter to SC judgement: Congress
4 years, 3 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 …

DMK Accuses CBI of Not Acting Fairly in Babri Masjid Demolition Case, Calls it a 'Caged Parrot'
4 years, 3 months ago

DMK Accuses CBI of Not Acting Fairly in Babri Masjid Demolition Case, Calls it a 'Caged Parrot'

News 18  

DMK president MK Stalin on Wednesday alleged the Central Bureau of Investigation has failed to act fairly in the Babri mosque demolition case and that it has become a "caged parrot" of the BJP-led Centre. Despite the Supreme Court's judgment that "the entire structure of the mosque was brought down in a calculated act of destroying a place of public …

‘Jai Shri Ram’: Advani on being acquitted in Babri demolition case
4 years, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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 …

'Sad day for Indian judiciary': Asaduddin Owaisi slams Babri Masjid demolition verdict, says those responsible 'politically rewarded'
4 years, 3 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 …

‘No criminal conspiracy’: Key points of Babri Masjid verdict
4 years, 3 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 …

Victory of truth, say BJP leaders on Babri Masjid demolition case verdict
4 years, 3 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 …

LK Advani, acquitted in Babri case, says ruling vindicates ‘my and BJP’s belief in Ram Janmabhoomi movement’
4 years, 3 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 …

WATCH: 'We Demolished Babri Masjid, I Was Prepared For Death Penalty', Says Jai Bhagwan Goyal After Being Acquitted
4 years, 3 months ago

WATCH: 'We Demolished Babri Masjid, I Was Prepared For Death Penalty', Says Jai Bhagwan Goyal After Being Acquitted

ABP News  

Babri Masjid Demolition Case: A CBI special court on Wednesday acquitted all 32 accused in the 28-year-old Babri Masjid demolition case citing lack of evidence and observing that demolition of mosque was not pre-planned. Among the accused is 62-year-old Jai Bhagwan Goyal, who was Shiv Sena’s north India chief at the time of demolition but is a BJP member now. …

Advani, Uma Bharti among 32 Accused Acquitted as Court Says Babri Demolition Wasn't Pre-planned
4 years, 3 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 …

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