November 23, 2009 9:48 PM

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Parliament rocked over alleged leak of Liberhan Commission report

The alleged leakage of the Liberhans Commission report on the demolition of the disputed structure at Ayodhya today rocked both Houses of Parliament. Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned repeatedly following uproar on the issue with the opposition demanding the immediate tabling of the report. On its part, the government assured both the Houses that the report along with the Action Taken Report (ATR) will be tabled during the current session of the Parliament. Responding to the opposition demand for tabling of the report in the Lok Sabha, the Home Minister, Mr. P. Chidambaram strongly denied that the report has been leaked to media by any one in his ministry. He also refused to comment on the contents of the alleged leakage. Explaining the delay in presenting the report, the Home Minister said that 17 volume report has to be translated along with the Action Taken Report into Hindi. The trouble started right from the moment the houses met for the day. In the Lok Sabha, the members, led by the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. L K Advani, demanded immediate tabling of the report stating that the alleged leakage is a breach of the privilege of the House. Mr. Advani said that he was shocked that the report mentioned that the Commission, he had stated that the Commission had indicted senior BJP leaders, including the former Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Mr. Advani said that while deposing before the Commission, he had stated that the day the disputed structure demolished was the saddest day of his life. Mr. Advani, However, said that he was proud of the Ayodhya movement and wants a grand temple to be built at the site.<br/><br/>In the Rajya Sabha also, opposition leaders from various parties, demanded the immediate tabling of the report. They wanted the alleged leakage of the report to be inquired into. Opposition members were not satisfied with the government's response on the issue and both the Houses were adjourned for the day with the agitating opposition persisting with its demand.<br/><br/>An unscheduled meeting of the Union Cabinet will be held tomorrow morning. The meeting will be chaired by the Finance Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee in the absence of Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh who is away on a visit to the United States. Although there is no official word on the agenda, the meeting comes in the wake of the opposition demanding an immediate tabling of the Liberhan Commission Report on the demolition of the disputed structure at Ayodya following the alleged leak of the report in the media. While the Home Minister, Mr. P. Chidambarm had said that the report along with action taken report will be tabled in the winter session of parliament, he said that the 17 volumes of the report along with the ATR have to be translated into Hindi. According to the rules, the report has to be presented in both Hindi and English. The Deputy leader of the BJP in the Lok Sabha, Mrs. Sushma Swaraj has said at today's party briefing that they would have no objection, if the government tabled the English version of the report for now and a time frame is given by the Presiding Officers for tabling the Hindi version later.<br/><br/>The leakage of the report has rocked Parliament today leading to repeated adjournments.

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