Ayodhya report put to parliament
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
The Indian government has presented in parliament an inquiry into the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid mosque, reports BBC.
Parliament was in uproar on Monday with the main opposition BJP party reacting angrily to reports that its top leaders were implicated in the demolition.
Excerpts leaked from the inquiry report blamed senior BJP figures, including Atal Behari Vajpayee and LK Advani.
The mosque was brought down by a Hindu mob and some 2,000 people died in riots across India after its demolition.
The 900-page Liberhan commission report was submitted to the government in June but its contents were not made public.
Led by former high court judge MS Liberhan, the inquiry took 17 years to complete its work, at a cost of more than 65m rupees ($1.3m).
Parliament was in uproar on Monday with the main opposition BJP party reacting angrily to reports that its top leaders were implicated in the demolition.
Excerpts leaked from the inquiry report blamed senior BJP figures, including Atal Behari Vajpayee and LK Advani.
The mosque was brought down by a Hindu mob and some 2,000 people died in riots across India after its demolition.
The 900-page Liberhan commission report was submitted to the government in June but its contents were not made public.
Led by former high court judge MS Liberhan, the inquiry took 17 years to complete its work, at a cost of more than 65m rupees ($1.3m).