The Congress on Wednesday demanded that those guilty in the demolition of the Babri Masjid be punished and Union Minister for Water Resources Uma Bharati resign from the Cabinet after criminal conspiracy charges against her and other senior leaders of the BJP in the case was revived by the Supreme Court.
“The Supreme Court has spoken. Let justice be done and the guilty punished,” Congress chief spokesman Randeep Surjewala said.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi should also ensure that his Ministers maintained a high standard of morality in the face of this ruling. The law is equal for everyone irrespective of stature, caste, creed, religion or region,” he said.
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal expressed satisfaction over the order and hoped that Mr. Modi would remember his “pronouncements” on morality.
“As far as other issues are concerned, our Prime Minister is always very committed to the cause of morality. Those are his public pronouncements. Occasionally, he forgets morality when it comes to his ministers. Let us hope he doesn’t forget [it] this time,” Mr. Sibal said.
He said it had taken 25 years for the cause of justice to take a substantial step forward. “At least now it has been demonstrated that the majesty of the law is intact and that justice will be granted.”
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) also welcomed the court ruling and demanded the resignation of Ms. Bharati. “We welcome the decision of the Supreme Court. In the wake of it, Uma Bharti must be sacked from the [Union] Ministry,” NCP national spokesperson Nawab Malik said.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury too welcomed the order. “We hope justice will be done,” he added.
