Babri Masjid

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Reports

Liberhan Commission Report( Chapter wise):

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. AYODHYA AND ITS GEOGRAPHY
  3. THE POLICE ADMINISTRATION
  4. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
  5. THE ADMINISTRATION
  6. MOBILISATION OF KARSEVAKS
  7. SECURITY SETUP AND ENVIRONMENT
  8. CIRCUMSTANCES
  9. ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR INTER SE LINKS
  10. THE JOINT COMMON ENTERPRISE
  11. PRESIDENT’S RULE
  12. SECULARISM
  13. THE ASSAULT ON THE MEDIA
  14. CONCLUSIONS
  15. RECOMMENDATIONS
  16. AFTERWORD

LIST OF WITNESSES

MAPS

Action Taken Report:

Action Taken on the Report of the Liberhan Ayodhya Commission of Inquiry

Before demolition

Advani had prior knowledge of demolition: CBI

What If Rajiv Hadn’t Unlocked Babri Masjid?

‘Babri demolition planned 10 months in advance’

Chronology of incidents related to Babri Masjid demolition

‘There Are Sharp Stones There, The Ground Has To Be Levelled’

‘A Rehearsal Was Conducted…’

Temple desecration in pre-mordern India

Temple desecration and Indo-Muslim states




During Demolition

How the Babri Masjid was felled: A first-hand account

Tearing down the Babri Masjid

December 6, 1992: A Memoir

‘As some karsevaks started to break down the mosque, an RSS functionary stood on the watchtower directing them, frequently blowing a whistle, as if he was directing an athletic team’

”One group of karsevaks blocked all entry points into Ayodhya to keep out central security forces, while another began to loot and burn Muslim homes”

Asleep At The Wheel?

What I Saw at Babri Masjid

Babri Masjid demolition story as told by CBI witness

Excavating truth

The Unmasking of Vajpayee

Milestones in the Babri Masjid demolition case

`Muslim habitation existed at site before Babri masjid’

Babri demolition: Top cop points to Advani’s role

‘Advani did nothing to save Babri’

Babri fell, Advani celebrated: cop

Babri demolition: Damaging testimony against Advani


After Demolition

Lessons of December 6, 1992

A Religious Zeal Turns Into Abuse

Pile Of Evidence

The Unholy War

Holy Work Destroys All Peace in India

Milestones in the Babri Masjid demolition case

The post-demolition trail

“It Was Apparent That Justice Liberhan Wanted To Extricate Advani From The Babri Demolition”

Vajpayee part of Ayodhya movement: VHP

Startling Facts about the Demolition of the Babri Mosque in India

Advani gets a pat from Liberhan

Demolishers in the dock

Demolishers and a dilemma

Advani and Ayodhya

Omissions and commissions

They Ayodhya dig

‘Ayodhya land not negotiable’

Ideological heresy?

Vajpayee privy to Babri demolition: ex-SSP of Faizabad

The  ’ Ram temple” drama

Saw this, Liberhan?

23rd April 2010:

Police had inputs about attack on Babri Mosque: IPS Officer

26th March 2010:

‘Advani did nothing to save Babri’

Babri fell, Advani celebrated: cop

‘Advani enjoyed Babri demolition’

Babri demolition: Damaging testimony against Advani

Advani  did nothing to save  Babri: cop

Advani gave an instigating speech, says his former security officer

Advani made provocative speech on Babri demolition day: Anju Gupta

‘No BJP leader tried to stop Babri demolition’

IG Faizabad warned of demolition possibility: Anju Gupta

Advani gave provocative speech on Dec 6, says his then PSO

Advani encouraged Babri Masjid demolition, claims key witness

Chronology of Babri Masjid legal suits

Ayodhya title suit verdict on Sept 24

SC stays Ayodhya title suit verdict for one week




After Liberhan Commission Report

Nov. 21:

Shahabuddin to Govt: Assert you’ll implement final court order on Babri

Nov. 23:

Uma Bharti reiterates moral responsibility of Babri demolition, vows to fight out legally

Liberhan report tabled in Lok Sabha

Liberhan report to be tabled at 12: Bansal

Liberhan report to be tabled Tuesday

After Liberhan report uproar, cabinet to meet Tuesday

Liberhan panel counsel surprised at Vajpayee’s name in report

Punish the culprits of Babari demolition: Popular Front

Chronology of incidents related to Babri Masjid demolition

Liberhan report leak very serious, says Congress

Babri storm again hits India, parliament in uproar

Punish Babri masjid culprits, demand Muslim leaders

Advani wants Liberhan report tabled, slams UPA for its leak

Babri panel wants action against Advani, others

Angry Liberhan says he did not leak Ayodhya report

Get lost, Liberhan tells media

I must be foolish to leak report: Chidambaram

Babri Masjid back in spotlight, Liberhan report to be tabled

BJP attacks government, seeks tabling of Liberhan report

Liberhan report leaked to polarise Jharkhand votes: Rajnath Singh

Lok Sabha adjourned for he day over Liberhan row

Liberhan probe was India’s longest running inquiry commission

Liberhan counsel ‘astonished’ over Vajpayee link in leaked report

Liberhan report paralyses Rajya Sabha for the day

Liberhan report in this session: Chidambaram

BJP wants Liberhan probe into Babri demolition in parliament

Nov 24:

BJP unity will now be at expense of moderates

Former RSS chief rejects Liberhan Commission report

Government will act on Liberhan recommendations: Congress

Incorrect spelling of Muslim names abound in Liberhan report

Liberhan report parrots Sangh Parivar claims

“Babri Masjid” a casualty of the Liberhan report

Muslim leaders condemn Liberhan for exonerating Cong, Narasimha Rao

Liberhan report ignores Muslim history of Ayodhya

BJP seeks Chidambaram’s resignation over Liberhan report leak

Vajpayee, Advani can’t be put in the same dock: Syed Shahabuddin

Sequence of events leading to Babri razing in Liberhan report

Indicting Vajpayee ‘outrightly illegal’: Liberhan ex-counsel

No effective participation of the Muslims in inquiry: Liberhan report

Was never involved in Babri, Vaghela says on Liberhan indictment

Kalyan calls Liberhan report ‘politically motivated’

Government will act on Liberhan recommendations: Congress

Indicting Vajpayee ‘outrightly illegal’: former Liberhan counsel

Vinay Katiyar was a defiant, hostile witness: Liberhan

17 years on, Commission says Babri demolition was planned

Give legal backing to National Integration Council: Liberhan ATR

Media was targeted, harassed: Liberhan

Vajpayee among 68 indicted for Babri demolition

Babri razing done in military precision: Liberhan report

Politicians in office shouldn’t hold posts in religious bodies: Liberhan ATR

Jharkhand poll: BJP, JMM seek advantage from Liberhan report

Congress has dual position on Babri, says Brinda Karat

Fix responsibility for Liberhan report leak: BJP

Kalyan Singh dubs Liberhan report a ‘political conspiracy’

Police, officials executors of Sangh Parivar designs: Babri panel

Babri Masjid demolition neither spontaneous nor unplanned: Liberhan

Babri Masjid demolition and Liberhan Commission report

Kalyan Singh insider that caused collapse of system: Liberhan report

After brawl, much bonhomie in Rajya Sabha

Alert in Uttar Pradesh after Liberhan report release

Amar Singh, Ahluwalia apologise for Rajya Sabha uproar

BJP should give up communal politics, says Moily

Firmly separate politics and religion, Liberhan says

Muslim leadership conspicuous by its absence: Liberhan report

Liberhan: Punish the guilty, says the SDPI

Vajpayee, Thackeray, Advani in Liberhan’s culpability list

Brawl as Liberhan report tabled in Rajya Sabha

Composed Liberhan says report answers all questions

Scuffles, slogans as Liberhan report tabled in Rajya Sabha

Nov 25:

Liberhan alleges attempts to scuttle Babri probe

Advani gets a pat from Liberhan

Let experts decide if it’s temple or mosque: Liberhan

Ex-counsel says Liberhan’s comments on him are ‘vile’

Mayawati sees Congress-BJP conspiracy behind Liberhan leakage

CPI-M accuses Liberhan of ‘political bias’

Act tough on Liberhan Commission findings: Achuthahandan

Mayawati warns against unrest over Ayodhya

Nov. 26:

Liberhan report was leaked to sideline crucial issues: Jayalalithaa

No bias in Liberhan report in clean chit to Rao government: Congress

Common Muslims don’t hope punishment to Babri culprits, criticize Muslim leadership

Secular Perspective demands urgent action against culprits of Babri demolition

Reflections on Babri Masjid demolition post-Liberhan panel report

Babri Demolition: All involved should be punished, says Kerala CM

Communal clashes began after Babri demolition: Kerala govt in High Court

BJP demands statement from PM on Babri demolition

Manmohan promises Liberhan leak probe

Liberhan findings vague, uncertain: Advani’s counsel

Liberhan suggests revamp of civil, police recruitment

Nov. 27:

Hundreds protest at Jama Masjid over Babri demolition, demand arrest of guilty

Nov. 29:

Role of Vajpayee -- civilised mukhauta of uncivil Sangh -- in Babri Masjid demolition

Babri dispute: Mutual trust is the best way out

Liberhan conclusions bold, recommendations mousy: Milli Council

Nov. 30:

Parliament discussion on Liberhan report postponed

Dec. 1:

TCN cartoon: Liberhan Report leak

Popular Front to hold nationwide protest to demand punishment to Babri culprits

Dec. 2:

Lok Sabha to discuss Liberhan report Dec 9-10

Parliament to discuss Liberhan report next week: Bansal

Read Liberhan report, take party’s viewpoint to appeal: Advani to BJP MPs

Dec. 3:

‘Court verdict or negotiated accord only solution to Ayodhya’

Katiyar to make ‘revelations’ about Babri demolition Dec 6

Parliament to debate Liberhan report next week

Samajwadi Party to observe Babri anniversary as black day

Liberhan report, demolition anniversary…but Ayodhya remains silent

Dec. 4:

Samajwadi Party to organise minority conference Saturday

States on high alert on eve of Babri demolition anniversary

On eve of Babri anniv., Centre asks states to be on high alert

Left, BJP cautious on bill to check communal violence

Cabinet clears communal violence bill for introduction in Parliament

Pamphlet calling Ayodhya ‘Ramjanmabhoomi’ to be withdrawn

Cabinet okays communal violence bill

Dec. 5:

No question of regret over Babri demolition: Mohan Bhagwat

Justice Liberhan Report – Half Truthful and Half Untold

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