By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday refused to comment on a senior police officer testifying in a court against L.K. Advani that he gave an instigating speech in Ayodhya shortly before the demolition of the Babri Masjid.
“The BJP won’t comment on that. It is a matter subjudice,” party spokesperson Ramnath Kovind told reporters here when asked about the party’s reaction to the statement by senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Anju Gupta in a Rae Bareli court.
Gupta, who was then posted as assistant superintendent of police (ASP) in the temple town, was deposing before a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli.
Rajiv Pratap Rudy, another BJP spokesperson, also refused to comment and told reporters at a separate news conference that the case needs “no political rejoinder” from the party.
“It is being looked into by a court and needs no political rejoinder,” Rudy said.
Gupta, who is now inspector general with external intelligence agency RAW in Delhi, Friday morning testified before the court saying that Advani “looked euphoric” on the day when the Babri Masjid was demolished by Hindu fanatics.
“Advani not only looked euphoric but also declared before the huge crowds at Ayodhya on Dec 6, 1992, that the Ram temple would be built at the disputed site in the temple town,” she said.
Advani, Gupta said, “gave quite a provocative speech for which he was applauded by his other party colleagues and the crowds”.