On 5.12.1992 a secret meeting was held at the house of Vinay Katiyar which was attended by Lal Krishan Advani, Pawan Kumar Pandey and a final decision to demolish the disputed structure was taker .. Their argument was that there was a ban on construction not on demolition, and Accused No. 1 to 38 assembled near Ram Janambhoomi/Babari Masjid on 6.12.1992 and Lal Krishan Advani categorically said in his public speech, before the demolition of the disputed structure that "Today is the last day of Kar Sewa. Kar Sewaks would perform last Kar Seva.". When he came to know that a Central Force was proceeding from Faizabad to Ayodhya, then he asked the public to block the National Highway so that the Central Forces do not reach the Ram Janmabhoomi. Prosecution has also contended that when the disputed structure was being pulled down Advani asked Kalyan Singh not to tender his resignation till the disputed structure is completely pulled down ...
In this background Lal Krishan Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi started for Ayodhya from New Delhi on 1.11.1992 via Varanasi and Mathura. On 1.12.1992 Advani said in Kanpur that Kar Sewa does not mean Bhajan and Kirtan but it is meant for starting construction of the Ram Mandir. Dr. Joshi asked the Central Government to withdraw the Central Forces and he further said that his party would face any hindrance whatsoever that comes in the way of construction of the Ram Mandir. On 2.12.1992 Advani said in Varanasi that the State Government would not use force of any kind on Kar Sewaks. During the same time Sadhvi Ritambhra said at Nagpur, Balharasha and Wardha that the Babari Masjid is a Mandir. A Mandir shall be constructed there with struggle. She asked Kar Sewaks to reach Ayodhya for construction of the Mandir.
From our description it is concluded that in the present case a criminal conspiracy to demolish the disputed structure of the Ram Janam Bhoomi/Babari Masjid was hatched by the accused persons in the beginning of 1990, and was completed on 6.12.1992. Lal Krishan Advani and others hatched criminal conspiracies to demolish the disputed premises on different times at different places. Therefore, I find a prima facie case to charge Bala Saheb Thakre, Lal Krishan Advani, Kalyan Singh, Vinay Katiyar .... (Source: The People's Democracy, 27 December, 1998)
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Advani is an accused in the Babari Masjid demolition case. What right does he have to call a meeting on human rights?
- Jyotl Basu, Chief Minister of West Bengal |