Tag Archives: Babri Masjid Demolition

Editorials in English Slam Babri Verdict

New Delhi: A day after a special IWC court in Lucknow acquitted all 32 defendants in the Babri Masjid demolition case, including former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani, former Union Ministers Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti, the Former Uttar Pradesh Prime Minister Kalyan Singh, newspaper editorials expressed concern over …

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How the covers covered the ruling

Twenty-eight years after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, a special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation acquitted the 32 people accused in the case on Wednesday and dismissed any criminal conspiracy due to lack of conclusive evidence against them. Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Lal Krishna Advani, …

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In 2,300-page judgment, court looks for holes in CBI evidence

The 2,300-page verdict of the special court of the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI), which acquitted the 32 people accused of conspiring to demolish Babri Masjid in 1992, focused mainly on the lack of credible evidence provided by the investigating agency. Judge Surendra Kumar Yadav determined that absent this, it …

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Strong reactions on Twitter in the court’s verdict

Babri Masjid demolition case: BJP leaders LK Advani, MM Joshi and Uma Bharti acquitted New Delhi: The 32 defendants in the demolition of Ayodhya’s Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992 were acquitted today, as a Uttar Pradesh court ruled that the demolition was unplanned and involved “antisocial elements.” BJP leaders …

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