December 7, 2009 8:27 PM

printer

BJP, Congress charges each other on Liberhan report in LS

Both the BJP and the Congress traded charges against each other on the Liberhan report in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Both the parties also came under attack as tempers ran high in the House as it debated the report on the demolition of the disputed structure.<br/><br/>While the BJP faced sharp criticism by several parties for conspiring to demolish the disputed structure at Ayodhya and dividing the people on communal lines, the Congress which was the ruling party at the centre at the time of demolition was also blamed for not taking action to prevent the demolition.<br/><br/>Later Intervening in the debate, the Minority Affairs Minister, Mr. Salman Khurshid admitted that the only mistake committed by the then government at the Cetre was that it trusted the UP government' commitment to protect the disputed structure. He said the trust was placed on the state government because of constitutional arrangement.<br/><br/> Earlier initiating the discussion, Mr Gurudas Dasgupta of CPI, said that the demolition of the structure was carried out with the motive of dividing the people on communal lines and was an assault on the secular fabric of the country. He also blamed the Centre for being a silent spectator.<br/><br/>While defending the Narasimha Rao government, Mr. Jagadambika Pal of the Congress said that the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh had given an affidavit in the Supreme Court to protect the structure.<br/><br/>He said para-military forces sent by the Centre were kept in the barracks. Mr. Rajnath Singh of BJP said the report was far from truth and the facts had been twisted to suit the political agenda of the ruling party. He also reaffirmed BJP's s commitment to build the Ram temple in Ayodhya. <br/><br/>The Samajwadi Party leader, Mr. Mulayam Singh Yadav alleged that BJP and the Congress were hand in glove for the unfortunate event while terming the Commission report as incomplete. AIR correspondent says that the debate will continue on Tuesday.

Most Read
View All arrow-right

No posts found.