New Delh: Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani came under fresh attack from political parties and Muslim groups, with the Congress saying he should retire from politics, after a senior IPS officer testified against him in the Babri Masjid demolition case on Friday. The BJP, on the other hand, decided to wait and watch and refused comment citing the legal process involving the depositions of a number of witnesses and cross-examinations.
Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said: “In the eyes of the public, the BJP and its top leadership were proved guilty 20 years ago. Now the process is entering the phase of legal finality. This is first important, official, direct eyewitness testimony in the legal process.” He said the provisions under which Mr Advani and others have been charged are extremely serious, and particularly that of promoting enmity between two communities, which can attract a punishment of up to six to seven years’ imprisonment.
Another Congress leader, Mr Rashid Alvi said Mr Advani should retire from politics after the statement by his ex-personal security officer. He said India is a secular country and in Indian politics there is “no room for any such person”. “A political leader who had been instrumental in demolition of a religious place of a community through his provocative speeches is not fit to be in Indian politics,” Mr Alvi said.
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Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said: “In the eyes of the public, the BJP and its top leadership were proved guilty 20 years ago. Now the process is entering the phase of legal finality. This is first important, official, direct eyewitness testimony in the legal process.” He said the provisions under which Mr Advani and others have been charged are extremely serious, and particularly that of promoting enmity between two communities, which can attract a punishment of up to six to seven years’ imprisonment.
Another Congress leader, Mr Rashid Alvi said Mr Advani should retire from politics after the statement by his ex-personal security officer. He said India is a secular country and in Indian politics there is “no room for any such person”. “A political leader who had been instrumental in demolition of a religious place of a community through his provocative speeches is not fit to be in Indian politics,” Mr Alvi said.
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