Rae Bareilly, Apr 16: A special court set up to hear Babri Masjid demolition case has refused to exempt Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and 20 others from making personal appearances in the court proceedings relating to the case. The others include Union Human Resources Minister Murli Manohar Joshi, VHP chief Ashok Singhal, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, BJP leader Uma Bharati and many other prominent faces of the Sangh Pariwar. The next date for hearing has been fixed for April 26. The Central Bureau of Investigation has shifted all papers related to the case to the special court here following Supreme Court's intervention.
Bureau Report