New Delhi, June 30 (Inditop.com) Justice (retd) M.S. Liberhan Monday said he was feeling independent and relieved after submitting the report of the Liberhan Commission that was formed 17 years ago to enquire into the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid.
“I didn’t have any pressure from anybody. We are relieved and independent today,” Liberhan told a TV news channel here.
Asked if he was afraid of his report being used for political considerations, Justice Liberhan said: “I am not afraid of anything. It is for the people of this country to take care of.”
The Liberhan Commission probing the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, submitted its report Monday to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday.
Liberhan, who headed the panel, submitted the report in the presence of Home Minister P. Chidambaram.
However, the contents of the report were not known.
The Liberhan Commission got 48 extensions after it was set up within 10 days of the demolition of the 16th century mosque in Ayodhya Dec 6, 1992, by Hindu zealots. The incident triggered widespread communal riots in the country and led to the loss of many lives.
The panel. set up to investigate what led to the demolition of the Babri mosque, was to submit its report by March 16, 1993. But it sought repeated extensions to complete its investigation. The last three-month extension was given in March this year.
The commission has recorded the statements of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders L.K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, then chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Kalyan Singh and Bharati Jan Shakti party chief Uma Bharati.
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