By IANS
New Delhi : The term of the Liberhan Commission of Inquiry, set up to probe the sequence of events leading to the 1992 razing of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya, has been extended yet again by two months till Aug 31.
The one-man panel, one of the country's longest running inquiry commissions, which has cost the government Rs.63.60 million, is in its seventh extension. Justice M.S. Liberhan heads it.
Besides identifying those who played a role in the destruction of the 16th century mosque, the commission would unravel why and how the demolition happened and name the larger forces and actors responsible for it.
Then prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao appointed the commission two weeks after the Dec 16, 1992 mosque demolition that triggered widespread violence across the country.
In the 15 years of its existence, the commission has recorded the statements of several politicians, bureaucrats and police officials.