By Janjivan representative
New Delhi: After ex Primeminister Dr.Manmohan Singh BJP senior leader and deputy primeminster Lal Krishna Advani and Dr.Murli Manohar Joshi in the lence of court. Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitram Yechury on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court’s notice to senior BJP leader L K Advani and 19 others in connection with the Babri Masjid demolition case, adding that the culprits should be exposed after a proper investigation.The plea has been filed by Haji Mehboob, a petitioner in the title suit representing the Muslim community in Babri Masjid-Ramjanmabhoomi case.
Mehboob, 77, has said his fears stem from the fact that Rajnath Singh, an accused in the case, was now Home Minister and his ministry had administrative control over CBI. Also, another accused, Kalyan Singh, was now Governor of Rajasthan.
Mehboob, who said his house was among the many burnt in the violence that followed the demolition, has requested the court to let him intervene and argue as a party in the case irrespective of CBI’s appeal since the agency’s intentions were doubtful. He said his petition ought to be heard on merits to ensure the matter is not botched up.
“One accused of the said criminal trial, Shri Rajnath Singh, is a cabinet minister and the leader against whom there is a charge of serious omission. One other accused (Kalyan Singh) is Governor of a state. Although CBI is technically under the office of Prime Minister but for all practical purposes, the Home Minister is also an important authority,” stated the petition.
“We have been saying this for years. When it comes to justice, there are lots of shortcomings in our country. It is a charge sheet by a special designated court. Now, the Supreme Court has done the right thing, even if it has delayed,” Yechury told to reporters.
“There should be a proper investigation, and they should finally tell people who the culprit is. Even the Liberhan Commission was formed; everyone knows who is behind it. Now, the government should take note of this Supreme Court order,” he added.
The Supreme Court had issued the notice based on a petition filed by Haji Mehboob challenging the 2010 Allahabad High Court verdict discharging them of criminal conspiracy in the demolition of Babri Masjid on December 06, 1992.
Top BJP leaders, including Uma Bharti, Murli Manohar Joshi and Kalyan Singh are amongst those notified by the apex court.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been granted four weeks time to respond to the plea in the case.
On December 6, 1992, a mob of Hindu religious volunteers demolished the Babri mosque allegedly built by the Mughal ruler Babar in the sixteenth century at a place where Lord Ram temple existed. Hindus regard Ayodhya as the birth place of Lord Rama