Babri Mosque demolition: All 32 accused BJP leaders let off! Then, who destroyed the mosque in broad daylight in front of thousands of spectators?
- It is rather an amusing and ridiculous court verdict!
- Yet, it was pronounced in the Indian Court.
- After 30 years, 850 witnesses, over 7000 documents, photographs, and videotapes, the Indian court has declared it did not find ‘anyone’ guilty of razing to the ground the Babri Mosque in 1992!
All the 32 living accused including former deputy premier LK Advani have been allowed to go scot-free.
Babri Mosque and the Indian court verdict
On 30 September 2020, an Indian CBI Court in Lucknow made a judgment that all the 32 BJP people including former deputy premier LK Advani who were named accused in the Babri Mosque demolition in 1992 are not guilty.
Hindu mobs attacked and razed the 16th-century mosque to the ground in December NUM0 in the city of Ayodhya within hours. And no one was guilty of it, as per the Indian Court. So what exactly does the court imply by this judgment?
The court states that the work of destruction of the mosque was the work of ‘some’ anti-social elements that it cannot identify. Further, it added that the destruction of the mosque was not a planned conspiracy.
It was a mob attack and hence none of the leaders named are responsible for it. But what about the hate speeches of these leaders? There is no talk or mention of it in the court verdict.
The 1992 Babri masjid demolition
A few hours were sufficient to destroy the mosque. This implied that the people who did it had planned the demolition well in advance and carried the necessary heavy machinery for it. Nobody caught anyone and no one did it.
There are numerous credible eyewitness accounts of the whole demolition. Many media people including those working with BBC have narrated the whole account several times and also in court.
The accounts of all these eyewitnesses reveal that it was a well-rehearsed demolition. The local police were in cahoots with the culprits, and they carried out the crime with impunity.
Any cases against these policemen and the local police office? No, just a ‘blind eye’ towards it all. There were thousands of spectators of this demolition and yet no one is guilty of it!
Last year, the Supreme Court said that it was a calculated act and a violation of the rule of law.
Explanation of this ‘biased’ judgment
The world sees it as another example of the chaotic, slow, and biased judiciary system of the country. The judicial system of India is damaged beyond repair now.
Political interference in it is at its peak, the judges are at the mercy of the politicians, the staffing is weak, and there is underfunding. The system has completely lost its independence, respect, integrity, and values.
Additionally, the court verdict is another glaring indication of the marginalization of the 200 million Muslims of that country who are now living in fear there. They feel humiliated by the acts of the Hindu nationalist BJP government.
This has never happened in the past since India has always been proud of its pluralist, secular society. The world’s largest democracy since 1947, it was hailed as, has had all its positive points discarded.
After 2014, all anti-Muslim steps and policies were implemented, resulting in the lynching of Muslims without justice. Muslim students and activists have been harmed, harassed, and imprisoned.
The student wing of the BJP called AVBP has penetrated colleges and schools and is busy corrupting the minds of the young. Hence, people take the new court ruling as an extension of this ongoing humiliation.
The sense of alienation is real and not fabricated. The Muslims of India are poor and have lost faith in the system and government. Furthermore, they face problems in all walks of their life and have no special benefits.
Source: BBC UK, Modern Diplomacy Eu, Al Jazeera
