RAW OFFICER EXPOSES ADVANI’S ROLE IN BABRI DEMOLITION

L.K. Advani’s former security officer Anju Gupta has exposed to a Central Bureau of Investigation Court on March 26 that the senior BJP leader had made a provocative speech at Ayodhya on the day, the structure was brought down 17 years ago. Deposing as a prosecution witness in the case, in which Advani and other Sangh Parivar leaders have been accused of inciting violence, 1990-batch IPS officer Anju Gupta, currently on deputation with the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) in Delhi, said, Sangh activists like Vinay Katiyar, Uma Bharti and Sadhvi Rithambhara had also made provocative speeches. Advani and other BJP leaders had repeatedly said that a Ram temple would be built at the same spot where the 16th century mosque stood, Gupta, who was Advani’s personal security officer during that period, told the court. After her deposition, she was cross-examined. The court later adjourned the hearing in the case to April 23, when cross-examination of the IPS officer will resume.