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NEW DELHI — As a special CBI court on Wednesday acquitted all the accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case, people on social media generally expressed their disappointment over the verdict. They asked if the accused were not involved in the demolition of the mosque then how did the mosque come down.
So all accused acquitted.
Then who demolished the Babri Masjid ?
Who killed the 1800 people in the riots that followed ?
Who is responsible for the crimes committed on the soul of India ?— Arfa Khanum Sherwani (@khanumarfa) September 30, 2020
So who demolished Babri Mosque?
There’s pictures & videos. There’s accused admitting their role in interviews.
But doesn’t matter apparently.
The most painful chapter of modern Indian history closes with zero justice for the crime of brazenly demolishing a mosque.
Terrible.
— Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) September 30, 2020
They expressed surprise that despite Rath Yatra and broad-day light demolition of the mosque, the court still said the crime was not pre-planned.
Babri Masjid magically fell by itself on 6th December ’92. Nothing else happened. There was no rath yatra (that was followed by massacres wherever it passed), no hate speech and call to violence, no demolition, and hence no criminality.
Goodbye democracy
Goodbye Rule of Law— Hasiba | حسيبة 🌈 (@HasibaAmin) September 30, 2020
Sangh Parivar Leaders took out a Rath yatra, collected shovels & bricks, assembled thousand of people & shouted ‘Ek Dhakka Aur do, Babri Masjid Tod do’
But apparently all this was not a pre-planned conspiracy!
It took 28 years for the courts to say #BabriMasjid fell on its own.
— Srivatsa (@srivatsayb) September 30, 2020
The court exonerated the accused saying they tried to protect the mosque. The Wire’s Founding Editor M.K. Venu asked weren’t the accused caught on camera celebrating the demolition.
The judge while acquitting all accused in Babri demolition case has said they actually tried to protect the masjid from being destroyed by unwanted elements. But weren’t they caught on camera celebrating the demolition by the same criminal elements?
— M K Venu (@mkvenu1) September 30, 2020
Journalist Rana Ayyub said that despite confessions and video evidence the court still acquitted the accused.
The only case in the world were the accused confesses to his crime, uses the confession to ride to power, cites video evidence to back up his claim and the judge says ” Shut up, You stand acquitted”
— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) September 30, 2020
Sociologist Nandani Sundar made a sarcastic remark on the verdict saying in Babri case there was no planning but the victims are being accused of conspiracy in Delhi riots.
Babri Masjid demolition wasn’t preplanned but delhi riots were planned by the victims
— N S (@nandinisundar) September 30, 2020
The Babri Masjid was demolished on December 6, 1992 by a mob of kar sevaks mobilised by BJP, VHP and other outfits of the Sangh Parivar. The demolition was widely condemned as an open assault on the secular fabric of the country.
So no one demolished #BabriMasjid! All those karsevaks n their leaders were there to celebrate #sabkasath! Under this lot, words like courts and rule of law have lost all meaning..Bane haiñ ahl-e-hawas muddai bhī munsif bhī
kise vakīl kareñ kis se munsifī chāheñ #BabriZindaHai— Aijaz Zaka Syed اعجاز ذکا سید (@AijazZaka) September 30, 2020
Zafar Islam Khan, former chairman of Delhi Minorities Commission, said it was a dark day for justice and rule of law in India.
Babri Masjid was demolished again today. Dark day for justice and rule of law in India. Ek Dhakka-aur-doh, Babri-Masjid-tod-doh gang has finally won. Today’s judgment came on expected lines after the Babri land itself was gifted to the party which conspired and demolished it. pic.twitter.com/VXwlewkWvj
— Zafarul-Islam Khan (@khan_zafarul) September 30, 2020
Sorry, you’ve got it wrong.
The question to pose is how long before some or all of those acquitted in the Babri Masjid demolition case are given highest civilian awards.
— Mirza Waheed (@MirzaWaheed) September 30, 2020
Making a comment on the state of affairs, Kashmiri novelist Mirza Waheed said that the question asked should be when those acquitted will be given the highest civilian award.
