New Delhi:
The demolition of the Babri Mosque was not planned, a judge at the Lucknow Special Court in Uttar Pradesh said today, acquitting all defendants, including BJP LK Advani leaders Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti . The verdict in the 28-year-old Babri Masjid demolition case, which was held at the Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya, was announced by a special court in Lucknow.
Here are the top 5 quotes from the grand verdict:
- The demolition of the Babri mosque was not pre-planned
- Not enough evidence against the accused
- Unable to prove authenticity of audio and video provided by CBI
- Those who climbed on the dome are anti-social elements
- The sound of the speech is not clear