By IANS,
Chandigarh : On the eve of the Babri Masjid demolition anniversary, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said Saturday that the Hindu group has “no regrets” about the razing of the mosque in Ayodhya 17 years ago.
Speaking at the Chandigarh Press Club, the RSS chief, responding to a question on whether the rightwing Hindu group regretted the demolition, said: “Afsos ka prashna hi nahin uthta (there is no question of any regrets).”
“We all want the Ram temple to be built there (Ayodhya). The RSS will always be associated with the Ram temple issue,” Bhagwat said.
The 16th century Babri mosque was demolished by Hindu activists Dec 6, 1992, triggering communal clashes in the country. Hindu groups claim the mosque was built after demolishing a temple that marked the birthplace of Lord Ram.
The RSS chief also questioned the credibility of the Liberhan Commission report on the Babri mosque demolition.
He said: “What has been said in the Liberhan report could have been said in 1993 also. There is a question mark over the credibility of the commission report. There are many factual errors in it.”
“There was no conspiracy in the mosque demolition as pointed out by the Liberhan report. This is the truth,” he said.
Asked if the image of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had been dented by the indictment of top BJP leaders by the Liberhan report, Bhagwat said: “The BJP will have to resolve the issue of its image.”