The Justice Liberhan Commission Report on Babri Masjid demolition and Action Taken Report (ATR) on it was tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

The UPA government gave in to the Opposition’s demand to immediately table the Liberhan Commission report in Parliament. To this end, a meeting of the Union Cabinet was convened on Tuesday morning to approve the ATR that was tabled along with the Liberhan Commission report. The decision was taken after consultations with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is in Washington.

The government was initially reluctant to accept the Opposition's demand given the fact that the Commission’s report was yet to be translated into Hindi and there was only one copy of the report available. It, however, decided to go ahead given the apprehension that the Opposition would continue to stall proceedings of the House on the issue. The Opposition’s demand came after The Indian Express’s story on the findings of the Liberhan Commission on Monday.

Meanwhile, amid controversy over “leakage” of the Liberhan Commission report, the Congress on Monday attacked the Opposition party saying that “the guilt and culpability” for the demolition of Babri Masjid lay with “the BJP and its affiliates”.

“Events leading to December 6, 1992, played out in full public view and culminated in the conviction of Kalyan Singh for misleading the court. Perceptionally, the issue in the minds of the people is already settled as to who is responsible and who is guilty. Perceptionally, the issue is already settled as far as guilt and culpability is concerned. It lies primarily with the BJP and its affiliates,” Congress spokesman Manish Tewari told reporters.

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