Ayodhya: Cannot drop conspiracy charge against Advani,CBI to SC

CBI has challenged High Court order dismissing its plea against dropping conspiracy charge against BJP leader.

CBI has told the Supreme Court the trial of BJP leader L K Advani in the Ayodhya demolition case has to be carried on without dropping the conspiracy charge against him as razing the medieval monument was part of a “single larger conspiracy”.

The agency,in its recent affidavit,opposed the separation of trial of eight accused leaders — Advani,Murli Manohar Joshi,Uma Bharti,Vinay Katiyar,Ashok Singhal,Giriraj Kishore,Vishnu Hari Dalmiya and Sadhvi Rithambara from 41 others,mainly kar sevaks,allegedly involved in the demolition of the disputed structure on December 6,1992.

It said separation of the trial,which has found favour with the trial court and the Allahabad High Court,is “totally erroneous”.

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CBI has challenged the May 20,2010,order of the High Court dismissing its plea against dropping of the conspiracy charge against Advani and also upholding separation of his trial from those charged with actual demolition and assault on mediapersons.

Two separate FIRs were registered on the December 6,1992 incident with the first pointing towards the alleged involvement of kar sevaks in the demolition of the structure while another was against eight leaders of the BJP,VHP and the RSS for giving allegedly provocative speeches and slogans from a stage 175 metres away from the disputed site.

“The investigation conducted by CBI in all 49 cases (lodged on the incident) had disclosed that there was a single general conspiracy by all the 49 chargesheeted to demolish the disputed structure on December 6,1992.

“Each of the accused participated and facilitated the achievement of the object of the said criminal conspiracy. Shouting of provocative slogans and on December 6,1992,training of kar sevaks for demolition and assault on media persons during the process of demolition on instructions from the ‘manch’ not to allow recording of what was going on,all formed part of the criminal conspiracy and all offences were part of the same transactions,” the agency said.

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