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The government issued the ordinance on October 19, 1990 to acquire 67 acres of land around the disputed structure, but within 24 hours, it staged a somersault and withdrew the ordinance, Mr Advani said while deposing before the Liberhan Ayodhya Commission.
Terming this kind of an action as unprecedented in independent India, the Home Minister said “this conduct only confirmed my misgivings about the government that this is a government which is committed to the policy of appeasement, a policy which is not in the interest of anyone and not in the interest of even the minorities.”
He said the government lost an option to solve the problem once for all by withdrawing the notification, which apart from acquiring the land also proposed to make a single point reference to the supreme court to determine whether a temple existed at the site.
Mr Advani said the ordinance was withdrawn due to opposition of the Babri Masjid Action Committee (BMAC) supporters and the threat of the then UP Chief Minister not implementing it. He said the BJP had welcomed the notification.
However, asked whether the notification
was also opposed by the VHP, Mr Advani said though the reason behind their
opposition would be best answered by the VHP itself. “The ordinance did
not satisfy the VHP, though it seemed satisfactory to the BJP. But what
made the government withdraw the ordinance within 24 hours is presumably
the opposition voiced by the supporters of BMAC and, if I am not mistaken,
the Shahi Imam of Delhi,” the home minister said. (PTI)
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