Advani gets a pat from Liberhan

By IANS,

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Despite holding him guilty for the Babri mosque demolition, Justice M.S. Liberhan has praised Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani for cooperating with the commission.

"Persons like Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and (Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh's) K.S. Sudarshan appeared voluntarily and gave their statements despite their busy schedule and also cooperated in replying to the relevant and sometimes irrlevant and even the philosophical questions asked by the lawers," Liberhan said in his report on the Babri mosque razing made public Tuesday.

He also expressed gratitude to former prime ministers P.V. Narasimha Rao and V.P. Singh, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh, Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) Jyoti Basu and former home minister S.B. Chavan "who deposed before the commission voluntarily although they had stay orders from high courts in their favour".

Liberhan included Advani, Joshi and Sudarshan among the 68 people listed in the inquiry report for creating conditions that led to the break-up of the 16th century Babri mosque in Ayodhya on Dec 6, 1992.

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what is wrong

Liberhan is correct. There is no compulsion on BJP leaders to have co-operated in the inquiry, if they felt they will be exposed. A poor country like India shouldn't afford such costly commissions to appease commnties, rather help in the development of the country, promote education to oppressed communities, fight corruption and remove poverty.

It is like....

Criminals being patted for helping in inquiring about their misdeeds are being praised while those who were not at all involved, the Muslims have been singled out.
It reminds me of the people sentenced for 1993 Bombay Bomb Blasts being castigated in addition of the sentences for being Muslims.
As long as these imbalances are not removed, India is not guarenteed to be safe. Not being safe does not facilitates anything likde development etc. Mere voting to send reps to the parliament will show to be not the only definition of democracy in longer terms of it.

It is just a govt policy to

It is just a govt policy to rams muslims whether be it Cong, Bjp. or any other.

Mr. Firoz.. u r absolutely

Mr. Firoz..
u r absolutely rite...

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