I don't have much expectation from the judiciary anymore. But here are key facts from #BabriMasjid demolition criminal case:
LK Advani, MM Joshi, Uma Bharti & others related to Sangh Parivar were charged with criminal conspiracy by special CBI court in 2017. (1/n)
LK Advani, MM Joshi, Uma Bharti & others related to Sangh Parivar were charged with criminal conspiracy by special CBI court in 2017. (1/n)
These BJP leaders watched as the 16th-century #BabriMasjid was razed. They are facing trial after 27yrs of the incident.
There is “sufficient evidence on record to frame charges” against those #BJP leaders under conspiracy and other charges, the special #CBI judge had said (2/n)
There is “sufficient evidence on record to frame charges” against those #BJP leaders under conspiracy and other charges, the special #CBI judge had said (2/n)
2 FIRs filed in #BabriMasjid demolition case.
First filed against karsevaks for “actual demolition of mosque”. Second against Advani, MM Joshi, Uma Bharti, Vinay Katiyar, others for delivering ‘communal’ speeches before the demolition. (3/n)
First filed against karsevaks for “actual demolition of mosque”. Second against Advani, MM Joshi, Uma Bharti, Vinay Katiyar, others for delivering ‘communal’ speeches before the demolition. (3/n)
April, 2017: SC restored criminal conspiracy charges against LK Advani, MM Joshi & Uma Bharti in #BabriMasjid case using its extraordinary constitutional powers (Art 142).
SC described the demolition as a "crime" which shook the "secular fabric of the Constitution". (4/n)
SC described the demolition as a "crime" which shook the "secular fabric of the Constitution". (4/n)
2017: SC rapped CBI for the delay of over 25 years in #BabriMasjid demolition trial. 3 high-profile accused Giriraj Kishore, VHP leader Ashok Singhal & Vishnu Hari Dalmia died during trial; proceedings against them have been abated. (5/n)
What the SC did is that it overruled the Allahabad HC judgment dropping the charges. The HC had upheld a special CBI court’s decision to drop conspiracy charges against LK Advani n others in #BabriMasjid case. (6/n)
BJP's Kalyan Singh was exempted from facing trial due to constitutional immunity as he was the Gov. of Rajasthan till Sept, 2019. He now faces charges. He was the CM of UP when #BabriMasjidDemolition happened. (7/n)
Other than conspiracy, charges against LK Advani, Joshi, Uma Bharti n othrs include: rioting, unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object, promoting enmity bw different groups, imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration etc (8/n)
#BabriMasjid demolition case: Over 300 witnesses have been examined. Many have died or are too old, as per reports. (9/n)
Liberhan Commission submitted its report after 17 yr inquiry, held 68 including LK Advani, MM Joshi guilty. Said demolition “reduced one of the oldest civilisations to a state of stark intolerance and barbarianism- all for petty political gains”. (10/10)
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