I deeply admire the way Kalyan Singh has distanced himself from the Babri Masjid demolition ever since resigning from the BJP. The latest statement is :
“I was told that nothing will happen (demolition of mosque)… there was a conspiracy by BJP behind it. Two big leaders who were kar sevavadis, had given to Supreme Court in writing that only a symbolic kar seva would be held there (in Ayodhya),”
“Kya Muslim nahin chaahte hain ki BJP ka naash ho? Tumse zyada to Kalyan chaahta hai ki BJP ka naash ho. Maine BJP ki kabr khod di hai, aap us per mitti daal dena is baar.” (Don’t Muslims want the BJP destroyed? More than you, Kalyan who wants the BJP’s destruction. I’ve dug the BJP’s grave, this time ensure you seal it with earth.)
Maybe in a few years, the BJP can rename itself BJP_new and blame the BJP for the demolition.
I find Kalyan’s stance totally disgusting. How can one turn a blind eye to what was happening (Babri demolition) then and now when the elections come around, one just says that one was targetted due to one’s caste? Talk about conspiracy theories!
By: Durga on May 3, 2009
at 6:45 am
@Durga : But going by the reaction from people, I think most of them told they can never forgive Kalyan.
It is similar to Modi’s situation. Whether he explicitly gave his consent or not is another matter, the simple fact that they were the Chief Ministers and directly responsible for anything in their states makes them accountable for such incidents.
Babri Masjid is doubly important as in a way, that day in 1992 can be said to be solely responsible for most homegrown terrorism that has followed.
By: Deepak Iyer on May 3, 2009
at 8:00 am