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Parliament to continue Liberhan report discussion | The discussion of the Liberhan Commission's Report on the Babri Mosque demolition and the Action Taken Report (ATR) is expected to continue in Parliament for the second day today. On Monday, the debate on the report was all fire and brimstone with the government
and the opposition trading charges against each other. The Bharatiya Janata Party
and the Sangh Parivar came under severe criticism in the Lok Sabha on Monday for
their role in the Babri Masjid demolition at Ayodhya in 1992. Other major political
parties lashed out at both the Congress and the BJP holding them responsible for
the incident that took place in 1992 in Ayodhya, where the Babri Masjid was demolished.
Senior Communist leader Gurudas Dasgupta on Monday said the Babri Mosque demolition
was meticulously planned and opined that it could not have been prevented. Accusing
the BJP of "forcing its fundamentalist will on the people when even a majority
were opposed to their ideology," Dasgupta said: "Why did the political system
fail and what are the inherent weaknesses that led the nation to shame?" Criticising
the Liberhan report for not being comprehensive, he said it did not mention the
Center's role. Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh said the Liberhan report was
incomplete as a number of important facts were concealed. He alleged that the
BJP and the Congress were "hand in glove" at the time of the demolition. Defending
his party, BJP president Rajnath Singh described the report as "totally baseless,
prejudiced and a deliberate attempt at character assassination of some persons."
"Building a Ram temple is not just religious justice, but also national justice.
The BJP reaffirms its commitment to build a Ram temple at the same site. When
the BJP, which was part of the NDA, was in power, it could not deliver on its
promise despite trying its best," he said. Amidst repeated disruptions, Singh
said pulling down the mosque was no pre-planned conspiracy but a spontaneous action
resulting from public anger. He claimed that the report was a "bundle of grave
errors" and a mere political statement to suit a party. In her opening remarks,
Speaker Meira Kumar appealed to the members to be cautious and discuss the issue
constructively since Ayodhya was a politically and emotionally sensitive topic.
She said the debate should take place "without hurting the sentiments" of anyone
in the Lok Sabha. Both the government and the opposition are determined to prove
their points in the debate being held in the Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha Speaker, Meira
Kumar has said the discussion would be held under Rule 193, which does not entail
voting. Justice M S Liberhan has named 68 people as responsible for the demolition
including Advani and former Prime Minister A B Vajpayee. |
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