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Was the demolition of Babri Masjid right?
On 30 September 2020, the court acquitted all the 32 accused including L. K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti, Vinay Katiyar and several others in the case on account of inconclusive evidence. The special court judge said, “The demolition was not pre-planned.”
Can a masjid be demolished?
“The demolition is totally illegal, it’s a misuse of power.
Who started Babri Masjid issue?
Mir Baqi
1528-29: A mosque is built in Ayodhya by Mir Baqi, a general of the first Mughal emperor Babur. Hence, the name Babri Masjid. 1853: The first recorded violent conflict between Hindus and Muslims over the mosque takes place and the ruling Nawab of Awadh (a corruption of Ayodhya), Wajid Ali Shah, brokers peace.
What is the Babri Masjid demolition case?
The demolition of the Babri Masjid on 6 December 1992 was done illegally by a large mob of activists of the Vishva Hindu Parishad and allied organisations in relation to the Ayodhya dispute.
Why is there a fence around the Babri Masjid?
1859: The British administration erects a fence around Babri Masjid, as the belief that the mosque is the birthplace of Ram gains currency. Hindus are allowed to worship in the outer court. 1885: Mahant Raghubir Das’s plea to build a worshipping platform in this outer courtyard is rejected by a local court.
Who built the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya?
Babri masjid was built by Babur by destroying the existing Ram mandir in Ayodhya. The Islamic invaders wanted to spread their one and only true religion Islam to others and for that they wanted to destroy the faith of Hindus first. So, they destroyed nearly 1500 Hindu temples and built their mosques in those places.
Was the Faizabad mosque built on the site of a temple?
The claim that the mosque stood on the site of a temple was first made in 1822, by an official of the Faizabad court. The Nirmohi Akhara sect cited this statement in laying claim to the site later in the 19th century, leading to the first recorded incidents of religious violence at the site in 1855.