New Delhi, December 05: Ahead of the debate on Liberhan Commission report in Parliament, Congress on Saturday found fault with former Prime Minister P V Narsimha Rao for his failure to intervene in time to prevent the demolition of Babri Masjid.
“We all feel that Rao should not have relied on the affidavit filed by VHP and the then state government of Uttar Pradesh and should have intervened in time to prevent the demolition,” AICC general secretary in-charge for Uttar Pradesh Digvijay Singh told reporters in New Delhi.
His comments, which came on the eve of the anniversary of the demolition, were in response to a question about what
would be the strategy of Congress during the debate in wake of the opposition attacking the party for the clean chit given to Rao in the Liberhan report.
AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi earlier this year had said had anyone from his family been at the helm of affairs at
that time, the mosque would not have been demolished.
The opposition is targeting the government for the clean chit being given to Rao in the Liberhan report with the BJP
and the SP speaking in the same voice on the issue.
This was evident with the Samajwadi Party going hammer and tongs against Congress over the report, saying the
party then led by Rao failed to prevent the developments which ultimately led to the Masjid’s demolition.
The BJP is also pointing to the denial of ticket by Congress to Rao in the 1998 Lok Sabha elections for his failure to protect the Masjid.
–Agencies