Babri Masjid Demolition
Babri Masjid demolition verdict on Sept 30, LK Advani, other accused asked to be present in court
New Delhi/IBNS: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge has asked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran LK Advani and others who are accused in the case pertaining to the demolition of Babri Masjid to be present in the court on Sept 30, the day when the verdict will be announced, media reports said.
SK Yadav, a special CBI judge, will pronounce the verdict of the case.
A total of 32 accused had earlier recorded their statements including former Deputy PM Lal Krishna Advani, former union minister Dr Murli Manohar Joshi and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, before the special judge, mostly through video conferencing.
All the accused have claimed that they were innocent and they were politically implicated in the conspiracy.
Adavani, who had recorded his statement on Jul 24 through video conferencing from New Delhi, had denied all charges of the CBI made against him on the conspiracy to demolish the Babri mosque structure.
The BJP leader alleged that all the charges were made due to political reasons.
On Jul 23, Dr Murli Manohar Joshi had appeared through video conferencing from Delhi to record his statement and he too said that he was innocent.
He had said he was not present there at the time of the demolition and he was politically implicated in the case.
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