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Gupta said when Advani and Joshi reached the place,
Katiyar was already making a speech in which he sarcastically
said, "Even a bird cannot flap its wings here".

Joshi, she said, told the gathering that the temple would
be constructed at the same site where the mosque existed.
When she went to bring Advani's fleet of vehicles parked
near the control room, for the first time she saw people
scaling the walls of the disputed structure between 11:50 AM
and 12 noon local time.
"I saw some people carrying equipment used to demolish a
building like iron rods and ploughs," she said adding, she
immediately tried to contact the Ayodhya Police Control Room
on witnessing the demolition activity at the spot.
"Around 12:10 PM, I gave my location to the Control Room
and requested for force, but got no positive response. I again
contacted the Control Room at 12:31 PM and made repeated
requests."
Gupta said when she came back to Ram Katha Kunj, she saw
that people had already climbed the structure and were
destroying it continuously. "I saw that there was an
atmosphere of excitement on the dais where the leaders were
present."
She said on the basis of wireless information, she
informed Advani that some people have entered the disputed
structure and were demolishing it.
"I told him that people were falling from the domes of the
structure and were getting injured on which Advani expressed
concern and expressed his willingness to go to the site. But,
I advised him against this," she said.
After consultation with senior officials, Gupta said the
BJP leader was told that it was not desirable for him to go as
if there was any mishap involving him, it may make the
situation go out of control.
Advani then sent Bharti there but she came back after some
time.
Gupta said while the BJP and Sangh leaders continued to
provoke, the people razed the structure to the ground. The
first dome was demolished between 1:45 PM and 2 PM and the
third and the last one came down at 4:30 PM.
She said Advani asked her to arrange a telephonic talk
with Chief Minister Kalyan Singh and the District Magistrate
and SSP of Faizabad.
She said she was not in a position to do so. However, the
DM and SSP came to Ram Katha Kunj office after messages were
sent to them and they had a closed-door meeting with Adavni
and others.
"I came to know that Advani later had a telephonic
conversation with the Chief Minister," she said.
At the end of her deposition, the defence lawyer started
cross-examination of Gupta which will be resumed on April 23.
PTI AVA
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