REACTION | Mixed Emotions On Social Media As CBI Court Acquits All 32 Accused In Babri Masjid Demolition Case

Those acquitted in the case include former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani, former Union Ministers M.M. Joshi, Uma Bharti, former Chief Minister Kalyan Singh and Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, among others.

Lucknow: A special CBI court on Wednesday spelled out its verdict in the much-awaited judgement in 28-years-old Babri Masjid demolition case and acquitted all 32 accused including Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veterans L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and others. While reading out the excerpt of the 2000-page verdict, the court observed that the act of demolition was spontaneous and not a planned move. Those acquitted in the case include former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani, former Union Ministers M.M. Joshi, Uma Bharti, former Chief Minister Kalyan Singh and Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, among others. The court further said the CBI had failed to substantiate the charges levelled against the 32 accused persons for the past 28 years. The court also said that the video recordings submitted to the court were 'tampered with'. As soon as the court announced the acquittal of the accused, jubilation broke out outside the court, in Ayodhya and Lucknow, where supporters of the leaders were present to celebrate the occasion. Even several celebrities and politicians took to Twitter and shared their thoughts on CBI court's verdict. Check reactions below:

सत्य परेशान हो सकता है, पराजित नहीं। Finally, the honorable court in Lucknow has acquitted the stalwarts who were accused of Babri Mosque demolition. This is an important juncture in the history of Hindu awakening in India.#BabriDemolitionCase pic.twitter.com/JI9GsTolqP

— Y. Satya Kumar (@satyakumar_y) September 30, 2020

I was witness to the entire incident of 6th Dec. It was all spontaneous no conspiracy.I was conducting the meeting from dais I was surprised when some Kar Sewaks climbed Babri str.Advaniji was unhappy.सत्यमेव जयते ।#BabriDemolitionCase

— Sushil Kumar Modi (@SushilModi) September 30, 2020

The Lucknow Special CBI court has pronounced it's judgement on #BabriDemolitionCase & acquitted all 32 accused including senior BJP leader Shri Lal Krishna Advani ji. Verdict says that the demolition was not pre-planned and happened at the spur of the moment. Satyameva Jayate! pic.twitter.com/Rj4VhmgWOY

— Dr Sudhakar K (@mla_sudhakar) September 30, 2020

So no one broke the mosque. It was a criminal case and the guilty, no matter how high, should have been punished. Justice cannot be held hostage to political pressure. Shameful! #BabriDemolitionCase

— Salman Nizami (@SalmanNizami_) September 30, 2020

Congratulations Mr Lal Krishna Advani you are now acquitted of the charges of single handedly drawing a bloody line across the soul of this country. May God give you a very long life.

— Anubhav Sinha (@anubhavsinha) September 30, 2020

धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः#JaiShreeRam

— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) September 30, 2020

Truth always prevails! I wholeheartedly welcome the verdict by Special CBI Court, Lucknow acquitting Senior BJP leaders Shri LK Advani Ji, Shri Murli Manohar Joshi Ji and @umasribharti Ji among 32 others accused in the #BabriMasjiddemolitioncase.#BabriVerdict @BJP4India

— Sadananda Gowda (@DVSadanandGowda) September 30, 2020

Majority of the accused leaders in the demolition case have already pleaded innocence and blamed the then Congress government for falsely implicating them in the case due to political reasons. In the entire probe, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) produced 351 witnesses and 600 documents as evidence before the court. Charges were framed against 48 people, but 17 have died during the course of trial.