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Bitter truths about Babri Masjid cases
By Syed Ubaidur Rahman
 There
are myths and there are facts. And myths sometimes overwhelm people so
much that they start taking it as facts. And the greatest myth that has
clouded facts in the country regarding Muslim leadership is that they are
seriously desirous of the resolution of the entangled issue of Babri
Masjid soon and fast. The reality is stark different. Muslim leadership,
whatever remains in the country, has never tried to get the issue solved.
It is quite different thing that they have always vociferously tried to
get the credit for whatever some people are doing.
It doesn’t seem that Muslims live in this country, says OP Sharma, the
man who is selflessly following the Babri Masjid cases in Supreme Court,
Lucknow High Court and Liberhan Commission. He says that Muslims have done
nothing in the case of the Babri Masjid issue, be it Babri Masjid Action
Committee, Babri Masjid Coordination Committee and any such other
committee. He claims that everyone is claiming the credit of whatever is
happening on the Babri Masjid front, despite having contributed nothing.
OP Sharma believes that there seems to be only one Muslim in the whole
country, Aslam Bhure, a poor man who is following the cases in different
courts despite his extremely poor economic condition. He says that though
every Muslim organization claims to resist and counter Hindu
fundamentalists of Sangh Parivar and counter its moves on Babri Masjid,
practically nothing has been done. He says that it is his view that Muslim
community has made it a habit to bear the brunt at the hands of Hindu
fundamentalists. Sharma adds that there are good number of cases in
progress before various courts relating to this great problem, but nobody
has ever tried to find out the state of affairs in this long pending
litigation.
With no help from any quarters, Sharma has been selflessly pursuing
numerous cases on the Babri issue in different courts. Sometimes alongwith
Aslam Bhure and sometimes alone, he appears before trial courts and the
High Court at Lucknow whenever the matters were listed there. It is a very
long history of his involvement in these matters with no help from any
quarter financially, legally, socially or any assistance from any Muslim
lawyer, he says. Sharma says sarcastically that he has the impression that
Muslim lawyers or Muslims in general have no interest, attachment, liking,
devotion to the cause of the nation in general and their own community in
particular.
When asked about the Sangh Parivar and its tactics in demolishing the
Babri Masjid, he says that these people have always tried to fool the
masses and courts including the apex court. He says that these people are
followers of Goebbeles who believed that repeatedly told lies become
‘truth’ one day. He says that they have always spoken lies in front of
courts and the people of the country. He says that when former chief
justice of Supreme Court Justice Venkatchalayah convened court at his
residence at five in the morning following the demolition of the Babri
Masjid, I requested the court to order the appearance of Venugopalan,
counsel of these people. When the court was convened later at 8 the same
morning, he appeared and told the court he was very sorry and his client
misled him and that his head hangs in shame. He said that Supreme Court
has passed severest strictures against BJP. He says nine judges bench of
the apex court in SR Bommai case upholding the constitutional provisions
of secularism as basic features of the Constitution mentioned the ‘BJP
as an illegitimate element having no right to exist as political party’.
Sharma says that these people have always lied before the court, before
people and before everyone and have never felt ashamed of what they are
doing. He said that their cases of falsification and cheating are
numerous. Giving an example, he said that when Kalyan Singh acquired 2.77
acres of land adjacent to the Babri Masjid, I filed a petition in Supreme
Court challenging the acquisition. You cannot use any acquired land
without any public purpose. They said that they want the land for public
purpose and only for bhajan and kirtan. But somehow I came to know that
their site plan of the temple included that place also. I got the stay
order that the government cannot allow any construction except for a
temporary purpose. They had started construction from 9 July 1992. They
said they were constructing temporary structure and nothing more. I filed
application that they are telling a lie. And all commitments and
undertakings filed by Kalyan Singh are false and wrong. They will destroy
everything and keep aside their claims, affidavits and everything.
The Supreme Court appointed a three member commission to find out as to
what sort of construction was going on there. The commission reported that
they are constructing a very, very pucca platform and this can be used for
the construction of the temple also.
It is not a lone case, he says. They have deceived the court time and
again. They are never tired of falsification. They had assured the court
and filed undertaking and commitments that the protection of Babri
Masjid-Ramjanam Bhoomi is the responsibility of the state and it will be
protected at any cost. Following the demolition the Supreme Court found
that there was blatant, deliberate and intentional disobedience and
flouting of orders by Kalyan Singh, the then UP chief minister and his
government. The court observed regarding the demolition by Sangh Parivar,
that, ‘it demolished public faith in the accepted constitutional
institutions and weakened people’s resolve to solve issues by peaceful
means.’ It went on to say, ‘It will destroy respect for the rule of
law and authority of courts and seek to place individual authority and
strength of numbers above the wisdom of law.’ Sharma said that the court
initiated contempt proceeding against Kalyan Singh, the then UP chief
minister and in a landmark judgment awarded him imprisonment for a day and
asked him to pay fine of Rs 2000. Passing strictures against Singh the
court said, ‘There has been a flagrant breach of that undertaking. There
has been willful disobedience of the order.’
OP Sharma adds that these people are making all sorts of noises in front
of the Liberhan Commission of inquiry that is probing the incidents
leading to the demolition of the Babri Masjid. He adds that these people
claim that they are the followers of Ram but they are flouting every rule.
He adds that in Ramayna it is stated that, Raghukul riti sada chaliayi,
pran jaye par vachan na jaye, meaning that it has been practiced in
Raghukul dynasty that they will sacrifice their life but not back out of
their promise. But these so-called Ram bhakts have been violating their
oaths, undertakings and commitments at the fall of a hat in the courts for
building their political temple in the guise of Ram Janambhoomi.
But he says that when these people who have no evidence of any temple
being on the Babri land, are doing everything to win the cases and are
appearing before every court and inquiry, Muslim leaders are sleeping and
daydreaming despite having strongest evidence to win the case. He said
that no Muslim leader has ever taken any interest in the cases being heard
in different courts. He says that these so-called community leaders are
actually not aware of even the cases being followed in the courts.
The man has been involved in more than two dozen cases in different courts
including cases against the acquisition of 2.5 acres of land, petition for
the safety and protection of Babri Masjid, petition with prayer to pass
strenuous orders restraining the BJP government and Sangh Parivar not to
cause any damage or injury to Babri Masjid, seeking orders to restrain the
Sangh Parivar not to cause any harm to the persons of Muslim community and
their properties, seeking orders restraining the Sangh Parivar not to
cause any damage to the graves, mazars, mosques and other Muslim religious
places, praying after the demolition to rebuild the Masjid at the very
same place and prosecution of Sangh leaders including Advani, Joshi, Uma
Bharati, Bal Thakrey and Kalyan Singh and others.
When asked about the leaders who have been claiming every breakthrough in
the case to be a result of their struggle, he says that these leaders have
tried to destroy and weaken the Babri case. He says that Shahbuddin has
never appeared before Liberhan Commission, he is not involved in any court
case on Babri Masjid. Sharma claims that once Shahabuddin claimed that
Sharma, referring to himself was his counsel. He says that it was a
totally false claim and when he inquired, Shahabuddin couldn’t answer
him. About Jeelani, he says that though he lives in Lucknow, he has rarely
bothered to take any interest in the cases.
When asked about Muslim Personal Law Board and its leaders, Sharma says
that once a Mumbai leader asked him to write to Maulana Mujahidul Islam
Qasimi on the status of different cases of Babri and his problems. So he
wrote a letter to the Board president, informing him of all the cases and
their status in the courts, but he has not received any reply from him so
far. He says that when he contacted Qazi, he said that he has not read the
letter so far. He says that someone introduced him to Dr Manzoor Alam of
the Institute of Objective Studies and he assured him to assist in
different ways. But he only tried to increase his problems by asking him
to get involved in different other issues including cases on Qur’an
burning and Kanpur riots. He says that he used to invite him for different
meetings and never did anything. Then fed up with all these he said that
he is a busy lawyer and has no time for mere meetings.
But Sharma is all praise for Aslam Bhure and says that he seems to be the
only Muslim in the country who has devoted his life for the cause of the
Babri Masjid. He is poor, but pious and committed Muslim, he says.
Sharma says that people believe that he is being paid hefty sums by
Muslims for his involvement in Babri cases. He says that once a judge in
Lucknow said that Mr Sharma you tell me about the timing of your flight
and I will arrange a convenient time for hearing. Sharma told the judge
that ‘My lord, I come by non-AC three-tier coach, stay in cheapest hotel
and come to the court on rickshaw.’ Sharma says that he spends every
penny from his own pocket. He says that once VHP people asked me: Sharma
you are a Brahmin and a bhakt of Ram, then why you are opposing us? He
told those people that Ram never taught the demolition of any mosque. He
says I asked them as to which Ram you worship, one who was born in Ayodhya
or one who resides in everyone’s heart. Ram who lives in the heart never
taught to demolish a mosque or killing of people for fulfilling one’s
political ambitions. q |
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