November 24, 2009 7:23 PM

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Liberhan report tabled in Parliament; indicts several BJP & RSS leaders

The Liberhan Commision that probed the Babri Masjid demolition has recommended a law providing for exemplary punishment over misuse of religion to acquire political power. The report along with the action taken was tabled in both the Houses of Parliament by the Home Minister Mr. P Chidambaram. The voluminous report comes down heavily on mixing religion with politics saying that events of December 6, 1992 and subsequent events shown the nation the dangerous trend of alienating people and dividing them. The 13 page action taken report says the government accepts the recommendations and is contemplating enactment of a communal violence bill to prevent and control riots and set up special courts to deal with them. The report calls for setting up of four regional tribunals for ensuring swift prosecution and effective implementation of the law. The action taken report, while referring to the cases arising out of the demolition says that steps will be taken to expedite the hearing of these cases. It also refers to 8 cases pertaining to prominent leaders and 47 others, in a special court in Raebariely. On the proposal to set up criminal justice commission for monitoring all law enforcement agencies and application of corrective measures, ATR says law commission will be approached to study the desirability of such commission.The former Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee and BJP senior leader, Mr. L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi are among the 68 leaders of the Sangh parivar and bureaucrats who have been held culpable by Liberhan Commission for leading the country to the brink of communal discord over the Ayodhya issue. The other prominent names accused in the report are the then Uttar Pradesh chief Minister, Kalyan Singh, the top brass of the VHP like Giriraj Kishore and Ashok Singhal. Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, RSS leader Govindacharya, late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan and former BJP leader Uma Bharati.

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