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Gupta told the court that Advani gave provocative speech
at Ayodhya on the day Babri Masjid was demolished on December
6, 1992. She said Advani wanted to know from her what was
happening at the disputed site. She told Advani that people
were trying to climb the domes and some of them fell down and
were hurt.

On hearing this, Advani expressed desire to go to the
site and appeal to the people to come down from the domes, the
IPS officer deposed. Gupta said after consultation with senior
officials, the BJP leader was told that it was not desirable
for him to go there as any mishap involving him may make the
situation go out of control.
Advani then sent Bharti there but she came back after
some time, Gupta said. She also said that she saw people
carrying tools like shovels and rods.
While addressing a gathering Joshi said irrespective of
what then Prime Minister P V Narsimha Rao says, the temple
will be built there itself. "Let the mosque be built
anywhere," he said, according to Gupta.
Gupta also told the court that after the domes of the
mosque were brought down, Bharti and Rithambara hugged each
other and distributed sweets.
They also congratulated Advani and BJP leader Murli
Manohar Joshi, she said.
Gupta, who is currently posted with Research and Analysis
Wing (R&AW) in Delhi, had earlier deposed before the CBI,
which probed the demolition of the 16th century mosque.
She had made a detailed statement on the movement and
activities of various Sangh leaders, including Advani, during
the incident of December 6, 1992. It formed a key part of the
criminal case the CBI filed against Advani, Joshi, Bharti,
Katiyar, Ashok Singhal, Giriraj Kishore, Vishnu Hari Dalmiya
and Rithambhara in 1993. (more) PTI AVA
MRD


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