The longest probe panel Liberhan Commission report on Babri Masjid demolition case, can trigger off strong reactions in the political arena once it is made public although it cannot disclose anything which needs disclosure. The whole world has already seen the tragedy (through Television) and read the eyewitness accounts by senior journalists, many of whom were beaten by the demolishing mob. The Ayodhya incident has indeed caused immense harm to the humanity and in the process lowered India’s prestige in the comity of nations. The Day was Victory Day for some and the Saddest Day for many. What followed Babri Masjid demolition was unspeakably barbaric on a massive scale. Hundreds of innocents were burnt alive, thousands were killed, lakhs were injured, crores were communalised, women were gang-raped, often in front of relatives, wombs of pregnant women were cut open, passengers were thrown out of the running trains and a large number of economic assets destroyed. All in the name of religion and for the possession of a small piece of land, supposed to be “sacred”. My only submission: Is this piece of land, which caused human tragedies of great magnitude, sacred enough for the purpose of performing religious activities. Morally, No. Religiously, I do not know. Will the offering of prayers at the “Sacred Place” by devout not remind them of blood flowing and humanity crying?
Dr. M. Iqtedar Husain Farooqi
Lucknow, U.P.