Liberhan Commission

The editorial in the latest issue of Organiser, titled “A take on Liberhan” says: “The voluminous report of the Liberhan Commission has neither relevance nor weightage today on the Ayodhya issue. The Commission was set up as a political reaction by an inept Central government to mollify the clamouring crowd of Hindu-bashing secularists after the demolition of the structure that went around in the name of the foreign invader Babar. Coming 17 years after it was set up, the report at best may be an interesting source material. Its only claim to fame seems to be that it is the longest of commissions. But the Congress seems to be keen on flogging the dead political horse. Its spokesman Digvijay Singh jumped the gun and blamed the BJP and RSS leaders for the demolition even before the commission’s findings had been made known and some even demanded arrests. It may do well to remember that the criminal case on this issue and the dispute over the ownership of the land where the structure was situated are still pending in the courts.”

The editorial concludes: “The BJP paid a huge political price for December 6, 1992. Four of its legitimate governments were dismissed. The RSS too was illegally punished with a ban, which after all did not stand the scrutiny of law. In the name of ‘revenge’ the Hindus have suffered hundreds of bomb blasts and casualties in which thousands died. None of these have been probed and perpetrators punished. If anything, the Liberhan Commission should serve as a model for the future as to how a commission of enquiry should not be. The crores spent on it were public money, which could have been better utilised... Ayodhya is not an issue. It is a matter of faith for Hindus. The matter will continue to stir political discourses until a magnificent temple is built on the birthplace of Bhagwan Ram, which is the holiest of holy sites for Hindus”.

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