The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday told the Liberhan Commission that the then chief minister Kalyan Singh and top leaders of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Bharatiya Janata Party were party to the conspiracy that led to the demolition of the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya in 1992.
The state government in a written submission to the Commission also said the then prime minister P V Narasimha Rao was 'indirectly' involved in it.
The Liberhan Commission is probing the demolition of Babri Masjid at Ayodhya on December 6, 1992.
While appearing as witness before the commission nine years ago, Yadav had said the BJP and VHP demolished the Babri Masjid under a 'well thought conspiracy'.7
To support the conspiracy theory, the state government relied on 13 points. The three-and-half page written submission filed by Uttar Pradesh Advocate General Virender Bhatia narrated in brief about the Supreme Court orders on dispute and congregation of lakhs of Kar Sevaks, BJP and VHP leaders and security arrangements to protect the structure at Ayodhya.
The Advocate General said the state did not want to advance oral arguments.
However, perusing the written submission, Justice M S Liberhan, chairman of the commission, expressed displeasure over the manner in which the Uttar Pradesh government filed the written submission. "It is not satisfactory as the state government avoids to mention in detail the facts and circumstances that led to the incident."
Justice Liberhan observed the written submission has not specified the role of then chief minister, officials of state government and individuals, which constitute the terms of reference for the commission.
The commission said terms of reference includes the sequence of events leading to the demolition and it brings under its ambit the 1990 Kar Seva when Yadav was the chief minister of the state and during which police had resorted to firing to safeguard the 16th century Mughal monument.
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