Babri Masjid Demolition a Criminal Act, CBI Court Verdict must be Challenged: NAPM

PM (National Alliance of People’s Movements), in a statement on October 3, condemned the criminal neglect of the prosecution in the case and complete denial of the findings of the Liberhan Commission. The statement runs thus:
“NAPM is shocked and dismayed at the verdict of the CBI Special Court in acquitting all 32 persons accused of being responsible for the demolition of Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992. For reasons best known to it, the CBI led a weak prosecution based upon defective evidence, even though the Liberhan Commission after its detailed investigation (1992-2009) pointed to the involvement of senior RSS and BJP leaders, including LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti. It is indeed sad commentary for our democracy that active participants in a movement such as this often say one thing inside Court and the exact opposite outside it and yet go scot-free. The Judgement running into 2,300 pages then goes at length to say that there was no active conspiracy, it’s a mockery of the rule of law.
“The verdict does nothing to remedy the illegality of the demolition, which was recognised by the Supreme Court in its Ayodhya Verdict on November 9, 2019, but on the other hand has encouraged claims for demolition of other mosques, leading inevitably to increasing discord, hate and violence in society. Further, the verdict trivialises Supreme Court’s comment that the Babri Masjid demolition was “an egregious violation of rule of law”.
“Prima facie, it appears that the Prosecution not only failed to do its job but also wilfully worked in favour of pleasing its political masters, since on record, in front of Liberhan Commission, Uma Bharti, one of the co-accused had taken responsibility for her role in the demolition of the mosque. There is enough evidence, visual and written, in public domain from the times where their speeches, actions and everything has been recorded. Photographs of leading lights who were leading the Ramjanmabhoomi movement and were on stage near the site of the demolition celebrating the fall of the mosque are a case in point. All right-thinking citizens are therefore dismayed at the decision that they had no role in the demolition of the Babri Masjid. NAPM condemns this decision of the CBI court and demands that this be challenged in the High Court.
“The verdict has shocked everyone, though given the state of affairs and continued miscarriage of justice in recent times, it has not come as a surprise to many. This completely falls in the current pattern where students activists, professors, lawyers, journalists, human rights activists and critics of the regime are being arrested on false charges, and conspiracies are being established on WhatsApp chats and social media posts, case being Bhima Koregaon Conspiracy and Delhi Riots Conspiracy. The judicial system has always been seen as the last recourse of common people in the face of a rapacious executive and a complicit legislature, which are destroying the social fabric of our nation. Unfortunately, judiciary is abdicating its responsibility.
“We urge that the Supreme Court takes suo moto note of this verdict and brings the perpetrators to justice. The demolition of Babri mosque was a body blow to the secular fabric of the nation and a criminal act. And it is with deep sorrow that we note that the Ram Mandir will be built on the back of demolition, violence and miscarriage of justice.
“We the People, who have faith in the Constitution of India, are being constantly failed by its three pillars, and all public servants. In the face of failing democracy, we still believe and trust that the Judiciary at all levels will yet rise above the political pressures that it faces, and display its independence. We expect it to stand tall with courage and belief in the power of truth, to uphold justice without fear or favour, and honour their Constitutional oath to serve the People of India.”
The signatories to the statement included Medha Patkar, Dr. Sunilam, Adv. Aradhna Bhargava, Rajkumar Sinha, Aruna Roy, Nikhil Dey, Shankar Singh, Kavita Srivastava, Kailash Meena, Prafulla Samantara, Lingraj Azad, Manorama, Lingaraj Pradhan, Arun Jena, Lakshimipriya Mohanty and Balakrishna Sand, Manas Patnaik, Sandeep Pandey, Richa Singh, Rambeti, Rajeev Yadav, Masihuddin, Arundhati Dhuru, Zainab Khatun, Suresh Rathaur, Arvind Murti, Altamas Ansari, Jagriti Rahi, Satish Singh, Nakul Singh Sawney, P. Chennaiah, Ramakrishnam Raju, Chakri, Balu Gadi, Bapji Juvvala, Jeevan Kumar, Syed Bilal, P. Shankar, Vissa Kiran Kumar, Kondal, Ravi Kanneganti, Ashalatha, Krishna, M. Venkatayya, Meera Sanghamitra, Rajesh Serupally, Sister Celia, Maj Gen (Retd) S.G.Vombatkere, Nawaz, Dwiji, Nalini, Madhu Bhushan and Mamatha Yajaman, Gabriele Dietrich, Penn Urimay Iyakkam, Madurai; Geetha Ramakrishnan, Suthanthiran, Suthanthiran, Lenin, Arul Doss, Vilayodi Venugopal, CR Neelakandan, Prof. Kusumam Joseph, Sharath Cheloor, Vijayaraghavan Cheliya, Majeendran, Magline, Dayamani Barla, Basant Hetamsaria, Aloka Kujur, Dr. Leo A. Singh, Afzal Anish, Sushma Biruli, Durga Nayak, Jipal Murmu, Priti Ranjan Dash, Ashok Verma, Anand Mazgaonkar, Swati Desai, Krishnakant, Parth, Nita Mahadev, Mudita, Dev Desai, Mujahid Nafees, Ramesh Tadvi, Aziz Minat, Bharat Jambucha, Vimal Bhai, Jabar Singh, Uma, Manshi Asher, Himshi Singh, Himdhara, Eric Pinto, Abhijeet, Tania Devaiah, Francesca, Gautam Bandopadhyay, Kaladas Dahariya, Alok Shukla, Shalini Gera, Samar Bagchi, Amitava Mitra, Binayak Sen, Sujato Bhadro, Pradip Chatterjee, Pasarul Alam, Amitava Mitra, Tapas Das, Tahomina Mandal, Pabitra Mandal, Kazi Md. Sherif, Biswajit Basak, Ayesha Khatun, Rupak Mukherjee, Milan Das, Asit Roy, Mita Bhatta, Yasin, Matiur Rahman, Baiwajit Basa, Suniti SR, Sanjay M G, Suhas Kolhekar, Prasad Bagwe, Mukta Srivastava, Yuvraj Gatkal, Geetanjali Chavan, Bilal Khan, Jameela, Chetan Salve, Pervin Jehangir, Faisal Khan, J S Walia, Guruwant Singh, Narbinder Singh, Kamayani Swami, Ashish Ranjan, Mahendra Yadav, Sister Dorothy, Rajendra Ravi, Bhupender Singh Rawat, Anjali Bharadwaj, Amrita Johri, Sanjeev Kumar, Anita Kapoor, Sunita Rani, Nanhu Prasad, Madhuresh Kumar, Priya Pillai, Aryaman Jain, Divyansh Khurana, and MJ Vijayan.