Ayodhya Verdict: Babri demolition case should be expedited, guilty be punished, says CPM

Reacting to the Supreme Court verdict on Babri Masjid-Ram Janmbhoomi title dispute case, Communist Party of India (Marxist) said that “the cases pertaining to the demolition should be expedited and the guilty be punished.”

Urging people to maintain peace and harmony, CPM in a statement issued on Saturday questioned “certain premises” of the judgment.

“The Court judgment has itself stated that the demolition of the Babri Masjid in December 1992 was a violation of the law. This was a criminal act and an assault on the secular principle. The cases pertaining to the demolition should be expedited and the guilty punished,” said CPM.

Saying that the SC “judgment has provided a judicial resolution to this fractious issue” the CPM, referring to SC verdict said, “The Court has also appreciated the 1991 Places of Religious Worship Act. Adherence to this law should ensure that no such disputes on religious places are again raised and utilized”.

CPI Rajya Sabha MP, Binoy Viswam also issued a statement and appealed for peace and harmony.

“Verdict needs an in-depth analysis based on constitutional principles. At the moment the duty is to uphold peace and religious harmony. If secularism is weakened, India will be failed. India should not be failed. We have to protect secular India for posterity. Hold our hands together,” said Binoy Viswam.

It is pertinent to mention that after 27 years of investigations and trial, the matter has finally reached the concluding stages of hearing in a special CBI court in Lucknow.

As many as 4o people including BJP founder LK Advani, veteran leader MM Joshi, former UP chief minister Kalyan Singh and former union minister Uma Bharati were accused in the case filed by the CBI.

The case has examined around 300 witnesses so far, and to be said in its last phase now.