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BJP disrupts LS proceedings, questions Govt's sincerity in tabling of Liberhan report | The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday once again raised slogans and disrupted proceedings in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) over the non-tabling of the Liberhan Commission's report on the December6, 1992 demolition of the Babri mosque in Ayodya and also the UPA's Action
Taken Report (ATR). The BJP charged the Congress-led UPA Government. at the Centre
with not showing its sincerity on the matter as also the manner in which contents
of the the Liberhand report were being made available to it in Parliament. "Why
haven't enough copies of the report been prepared? Why there is only English version
of the report? There was enough time to prepare Hindi translation of the Liberhan
Commission report," asked Sushma Swaraj, the Deputy Leader of the BJP in the Lok
Sabha. Earlier, Parliamentary Affair Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, had announced
that the Government will table the Liberhan Report in Parliament at 12.00 noon
after Question Hour. The Government will table the English version today. Meanwhile,
Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 11.30 a.m as it was convened for the day. On Monday,
Parliament adjourned for the day following opposition protests over the report
appearing in the media before its tabling and approval in the house. A section
of the media on Monday reported that the Justice Liberhan Commission has named
former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajapayee along with Leader of Opposition L.K.Advani
and senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi as being responsible for spearheading
the Karseva movement to demolish the the Babri Masjid in December 1992. The Masjid
was demolished by Karsevaks on December 6, 1992. The report quoting the commission's
report said the entire build-up to the demolition was meticulously planned and
there was reportedly nothing to show that these leaders were either unaware of
what was going on or were innocent bystanders to any wrongdoing. The Justice Manmohan
Singh Liberhan Commission was set up by the then P.V.Narasimha Rao Government
on December 16, 1992. After 17 years and 42 extensions the commission submitted
its report on June 30 this year. The Union Home Ministry is reportedly giving
final touches to the Action Taken Report (ATR). The ATR is likely to be placed
before Parliament alongwith the Liberhan Commission's report in the current session.
Justice Liberhan has declined to comment on the news report, saying the Commission's
report is with the government. "My mouth is shut. I have not said anything to
anybody," he said. Home Minister P.Chidambaram said that the government will table
the commission''s report along with an Action Taken Report during the winter session
of Parliament. Former Liberhan Commission counsel Anupam Gupta said here on Monday
that dragging the name of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in connection
with the Babri Masjid demolition was an attempt to shift the focus from the role
played by L.K Advani. "I think that naming Vajpayee along with Advani may be an
attempt to shift the focus from the later," Gupta told a private news channel.
"I am astonished over the indictment of Vajpayee along with Advani in the report,"
he said, adding that Vajpayee had no role to play in the incident. "It is well
known that it was Advani who nationalised the Ramjanmbhoomi Movement, he built
the nationwide mass movement with his leadership skills," Gupta added. Gupta also
mentioned that, "The responsibility of the demolition also lies with the people
who built the movement." Commenting on the news report, Congress Party spokesperson
Abhishek Manu Singhvi said: "We cannot talk about a report which is not available.
But one thing is clear, that for the last 17 years, the entire country knows that
when such senior leaders were standing in proximity of the Babri Masjid, and action
by of hordes of people was taking place, planned padyatras were taken across the
country, destruction and mayhem was being done, then obviously there is a case
to answer." Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy criticised
the Congress Party for selectively leaking information to the media at politically
opportune moments. "Let the law of land prevail, but what is the report, what
is the submission? This is all speculation. Our demand is, why these selective
leakages, where is the report - let the country know about it. Why this hide-and-seek?"
Rudy said. "We know there are issues in Parliament which they want to duck. Please
ask the Government why it is not placing the report in the house," he added. |
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