Rae Bareilly, July 18: The special court hearing the temple case in which Deputy Prime Minister L K Adavni and Union Minister Murli Manohar Joshi are among the eight accused, today fixed July 30 for viewing the video film made on demolition of the disputed structure in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992. Special judge Vinod Kumar Singh also directed that the argument on the charges be heard on July 31.

Madhya Pradesh BJP chief Uma Bharti and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh are also among the eight accused facing trial in the special court for their role in the demolition of Babri Masjid.
Earlier, prosecution counsel S S Gandhi read out statements of the 49 witnesses, who had claimed that Advani, Joshi and VHP leaders Ashok Singhal, Vishnu Hari Dalmiya among others had delivered provocative speeches and raised communal slogans on the day the disputed structure was demolished.

Bureau Report