Congress also to blame for Babri razing: Lalu Prasad (Lead)
April 18th, 2009 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 18 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has declared that the Congress party too was to blame for the 1992 demolition of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya.
Lalu Prasad made the point first on Friday while addressing an election meeting in Darbhanga and repeated it to journalists here Saturday.
After blaming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its leader L.K. Advani for the mosque razing, which triggered widespread communal violence, the railway minister said the Congress was also responsible for the event.
“The BJP and Advani were mainly responsible for the demolition but the Congress cannot escape responsibility for its failure to protect it,” said the member of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s cabinet.
The RJD supremo’s remarks are widely seen in Bihar as a bid to woo Muslim voters ahead of the second phase of Lok Sabha elections April 23.
Lalu Prasad has snapped links with the Congress in Bihar for the elections but says he remains a part of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
- Congress also responsible for Babri demolition: Lalu Prasad - Apr 18, 2009
- Lalu blames Congress too for Babri razing (Roundup) - Apr 18, 2009
- BJP to complain to poll panel against Lalu - Apr 18, 2009
- Congress not responsible for Babri razing: Moily - Apr 18, 2009
- Factsheet: Timeline of the Ayodhya Dispute - May 09, 2011
- Campaign picks up for Bihar polls - Oct 16, 2010
- Delhi in mind, Advani starts yatra from Bihar - Oct 12, 2011
- Congress responsible for Babri demolition: Lalu - Apr 18, 2009
- Now, Paswan holds Congress culpable in Babri demolition - Apr 20, 2009
- Congress book blames Sangh parivar for Babri demolition, defends Rao - Dec 30, 2010
- Ayodhya case: Advani, others oppose CBI plea - Jan 16, 2012
- Rivals in Bihar polls worried ahead of Ayodhya verdict - Sep 29, 2010
- Jan Chetna Yatra is Advani's sixth rath yatra - Oct 11, 2011
- Temple not on people's agenda in Ayodhya - Feb 09, 2012
- 'Kalyan Singh did what he did' on Babri razing: PM - Apr 19, 2009
Tags: babri mosque, bharatiya janata party, bihar, bjp, communal violence, congress party, darbhanga, demolition, journalists, l k advani, lalu prasad, lok sabha elections, manmohan, manmohan singh, muslim voters, prime minister manmohan, prime minister manmohan singh, progressive alliance, railway minister, second phase