New Delhi, November 24: Failure of intelligence agencies to provide an analysis of the situation ahead of the demolition of the Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992, had “crippled” the Centre, the Liberhan Commission has held.
In its report, the Commission said, “The Central government was crippled by the failure of intelligence agencies to provide an analysis of the situation. It stayed its hand deferring to the Supreme Court which had taken up the matter and was dealing with it by giving appropriate direction.”
The Supreme Court was in turn “misled” by the “pretentious” undertakings given by the Uttar Pradesh government and the “all is well” reports by its rapporteur Tej Shanker, it said.
“Without the proverbial leg to stand on, there was little either (Centre and SC) could have done to forestall the determination of the perverted guardians of democracy, who were in control in Uttar Pradesh.
–Agencies