By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Kochi: The demolished Babri Masjid should be reconstructed at the right place to save the face of the nation, opined Justice VR Krishna Iyer. He was inaugurating the programme for the ‘protection of secularism’ organised by the Kerala Muslim Yuvajana (youth) Federation at his house ‘Sadgamaya’. The programme was organised on the 17th anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid on Sunday.
Js Krishna Iyer said that the soul of the country was wounded by the demolition of the Babri Masjid. The Masjid would not have been demolished, had the legal battle regarding the land of the masjid were solved. Justice was denied to Muslims due to the delay on the matter in the court. Islam that believes in equality is against terrorism. He added that he was a Muslim who believed in the Islamic idea of global brotherhood. KM Nasar Ayiroorppadam (KMYF state general secretary) presided over the programme. Prof MK Sanu, AA Baburaj, MN Giri etc spoke.
The protest against the demolition of the Babri Masjid on its 17th anniversary turned out to be an unannounced hartal in Kasargod taluk. Stones were pelted at vehicles in some places. Private buses and other vehicles refrained from service. Certain buses of the state RTC were on service but there were not many passengers. Nearly 1000 policemen have been deputed in the district for keeping law and order. About 40 persons were also arrested in order to avoid any untoward incidents. Yet, stones were pelted at buses in some places. It is also reported that some people had fired crackers and celebrated yesterday between 11 and 12 in the forenoon. Kasargod is the northernmost district of Kerala and is very near to Mangalore. The High Court had recently asked the state government for a report on the measures taken to prevent communal tensions in the district. The state informed the HC that communal tensions began after the demolition of the Babri Masjid.
The demolition of the Babri Masjid was the biggest terrorist activity that India faced after the murder of Mahatma Gandhi, opined Nasarudheen Elamaram, state president of the Popular Front of India. He added that the Hindutva terrorists who had planned and committed the two deeds were the real threat for the country. He was inaugurating the protest dharna organised by the PFI in Erattupetta in Kottayam on the 17th anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid.
Mr Elamaram said that the Congress government, which helped in the Shilapuja, shilanyaas, rathyathras, demolition of the masjid etc, could not withdraw from the responsibility of the demolition. The Liberhan Commission which was appointed 10 days after the demolition was given 48 extensions and spent Rs 7 crores. The Indian Muslims don’t expect any justice on the report from the Mnamohan Singh government. The Congress government has no power to take action against the RSS. He said that the reconstruction of the Babri Masjid was possible by the hands of the Indian people and the Popular Front of India would lead it. The central government should be ready to ensure rule of law by imprisoning the eight people such as Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharathi, Ashok Singhal, Vinay Kathiar and Kalyan Singh who led the demolition of the masjid, he added.
Programmes were held in different parts of the state to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid which has come this year at a time when the contents of the Justice Liberhan Commission report is known to the public. However, there are reports that the police did not allow the use of speakers for the programmes in Malappuram district.