Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday met senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani , who is scheduled to record his statement in...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday met senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani, who is scheduled to record his statement in the Babri Masjid demolition case on Friday, July 24, PTI reported.
Shah was accompanied by government lawyers as he met the 92-year-old at his residence, according to the news agency.
The Babri Masjid, located in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, was demolished by Hindutva extremists on December 6, 1992, because they believed that it stood on land that was the birthplace of deity Ram.
Advani and fellow BJP leaders Uma Bharti and Murli Manohar Joshi have been accused of criminal conspiracy in the case. Special judge SK Yadav will record Joshi’s statement on Thursday.
In July last year, the Supreme Court had said that the trial in the Babri Masjid demolition case must be completed within nine months, that is, by April this year. However, on May 8, it extended the deadline for the trial court to pronounce its judgement till August 31.
On April 19, 2017, the top court had ordered day-to-day trial in the case, and said it should be concluded within two years. The court had also restored criminal conspiracy charges filed against Advani and Joshi along with Vinay Katiar, Sadhvi Ritambara and Vishnu Hari Dalmia. It...
