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| KP who feels vindicated after Liberhan probe | | |
ABID SHAH
NEW DELHI, NOV 30: Exactly 17 years ago from today a young Kashmiri Pandit boy, Sanjay Kaw, was on his way to Ayodhya, posing as a Kar Sevak. A few days later he alerted the world about what was in store vis-à-vis the fate of Babari Masjid by writing a couple of newspaper stories on his return to Delhi. Yet the warning sounded by him went unheeded and soon reason ebbed and frenzy took over. Ever since the then 24-year-old Kaw has felt sad about this. Yet 17 years after the Ayodhya demolition the findings of Justice MS Liberhan Commission have come to Kaw as a belated consolation.
The Commission had summoned Kaw as 20th witness to the run up to the unfortunate incident at Ayodhya on December 6, 1992 as Justice Librahan had taken note of what Kaw had written in The Statesman through early days of December that year. Kaw, now 41, has been sending SMSs to friends and old colleagues asking them to “read page… and page…” of Justice Liberhan’s findings about the demolition of Babari Masjid that have turned out to be as big as a tome.
And as the Commission’s report comes down heavily on the law and its makers and keepers, Sanjay Kaw says the hope for revival of justice has once again been shone. “The probe now been brought to public domain would at least shows that such incidents cannot escape the eyes of the law and, thus, the impunity for such acts may well be over in the days to come,” says Kaw, betraying vindication of sorts.
He mainly cites what the Commission writes on page 369 of its report – “The karsevaks were provided introductory letters from their place of origin. They were issued identity cards on reaching Ayodhya when they used to report in the VHP office, by the organisers. The arrangements for their stay, food etc was also made after they reported in the VHP office at Ayodhya. The statements of Sakshji Maharaj, Madhav Godbole, Sanjay Kaw and DW (Defence Witness) 13/2 supported the facts.
Mobilisation was in a disciplined way for which the RSS was known. This gives credence to the statement of Sanjay Kaw who stated that youth wing of the BJP was giving forms for going for karseva from their Delhi office and thereafter the cards were given by the RSS. He was not even cross-examined on this; and not even a suggestion was made that this was incorrect.”
Justice Liberhan concluded about the planned manner in which the Babari Masjid was demolished on December 6, 1992 after as many as 53 witnesses deposed and testified through its long drawn hearing and Sanjay Kaw was one among them. On page 682 of the Commission’s probe report his deposition with regard to the main role played by the BJP and RSS figures as Justice Liberhan writes “The BJP had become an active partner in the organisation of the mobilisation. Sanjay Kaw corroborated them stating ``the chief of the BJP Youth Morcha was giving forms which were being distributed at various places like Ambedkar Nagar, Shankar Market etc. and thereafter a parichaya patra was given on BJP letterhead with photograph being issued by RSS. They were housed at a distance of 300 metres from temple, only after the RSS pracharaks being satisfied that one is allowed to stay in tents''. It was accepted by S P Gaur commissioner Faizabad that the organisers were allies of the political party in Government at Sate level, and they could convey their voice about the issue concerned... “
Kaw was examined by the Commission on February 7 and 8, 2001 in New Delhi after the Commission took note of the graphic details of movements and muscle flexing by Kar Sevaks under the guidance of their political mentors that Kaw had written about after spending three days from December 1 to 3, 1992 at Ayodhya among Kar Sevaks. He could do so while posing as Sanjay Kaul, a migrant Kashmiri Pandit, who was deeply hurt by Muslim frenzy back home in Kashmir.
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