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`Public anger, delay by court led to Dec 6 incident`
The growing public anger on the failure of political leaders to solve the vexed Ayodhya dispute coupled with delays by the court to give verdict on the litigations on the diputed acquired land culminated in the events of December 6, 1992 at Ayodhya, then SSP of Faizabad D B Roy said before the Liberhan Commission in New Delhi on Wednesday.
The growing public anger on the failure of political leaders to solve the vexed Ayodhya dispute coupled with delays by the court to give verdict on the litigations on the diputed acquired land culminated in the events of December 6, 1992 at Ayodhya, then SSP of Faizabad D B Roy said before the Liberhan Commission in New Delhi on Wednesday.
"Be it the personnel of administration or public, they were angry with the leaders and wanted that they should solve the problem as early as possible," he told the Commission probing the demolition of the disputed structure at Ayodhya.
Deposing as a witness, he said that since the matter related to the disputed structure was very sensitive, "the public and kar sevaks generally were strongly against delay in the courts for one reason or the other". Roy, who is the working president of the Hindu Mahasabha, said that preceding the December 6 event, sadhus, sants, leaders and kar sevaks who had assembled at Ayodhya believed that the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court would decide the land aquisition case pending with it as the arguments were complete and judgement was reserved.
"Every day, every hour, they waited for the verdict. They expected that operative part of the judgement comprising few lines would be announced before December 6 even if the body of the judgement was announced later," he said. However, he said, as days passed both hope and anger for the court went side-by-side.
"All were looking forward for the judgement... It was an expectation regarding the High Court which did not come true," he said. Bureau Report
Deposing as a witness, he said that since the matter related to the disputed structure was very sensitive, "the public and kar sevaks generally were strongly against delay in the courts for one reason or the other". Roy, who is the working president of the Hindu Mahasabha, said that preceding the December 6 event, sadhus, sants, leaders and kar sevaks who had assembled at Ayodhya believed that the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court would decide the land aquisition case pending with it as the arguments were complete and judgement was reserved.
"Every day, every hour, they waited for the verdict. They expected that operative part of the judgement comprising few lines would be announced before December 6 even if the body of the judgement was announced later," he said. However, he said, as days passed both hope and anger for the court went side-by-side.
"All were looking forward for the judgement... It was an expectation regarding the High Court which did not come true," he said. Bureau Report