Babri Masjid demolition: SC issues notice to BJP leader L K Advani, 19 others. Tough times ahead for BJP?
Babri Masjid demolition: SC issues notice to BJP leader L K Advani, 19 others. Tough times ahead for BJP? By Deepak Parvatiyar April 1, 2015 It is impossible to find the embers of communal politics dying even after over twenty-three years of the demolition of the 16th century Babri Mosque in Ayodhya by the right-wing ultras in the presence of the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders including Lal Krishna Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, and Uma Bharti. On 31 March, the Supreme Court issued notices to senior BJP leaders LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi and eighteen others following a petition against the dropping of conspiracy charges against them in the Babri Masjid demolition case. With a quirk of irony, the court move was made just a day after Advani was awarded Padma Vibhushan – India’s second highest civilian award. You may also like to read It may be mentioned that two First Information Reports were filed with the police against the BJP leaders after the demolit