Liberhan report leaked with an eye on Jh'khand polls: Rajnath

Ranchi, Nov 23 (PTI) Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) President Rajnath Singh Monday accused the Congress
party-led Indian government of "selectively leaking" the
Liberhan Commission report on Babri Masjid demolition to the
media with the aim of "polarising" voters ahead of the
assembly elections in eastern state of Jharkhand.
"Keeping the upcoming elections in view, the UPA
government has selectively leaked the report to the media so
that there is a polarisation of votes," he said here reacting
to the reported findings of the Commission which is believed
to have indicted senior BJP leaders Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L K
Advani and M M Joshi, among others, for the demolition.
"The selective leakage was intentional. A report of any
commission is traditionally placed on the first day of the
Parliament session. The government could have placed it in the
House in July as the Liberhan Commission report was given to
the government on June 30," he said.
The BJP leader asked the Indian Government to explain how
the report was leaked.
On the names of BJP leaders, including Vajpayee,
featuring in the report, Singh said "the country admires
Vajpayee's towering personality. Efforts are being made to
tarnish his image just ahead of elections in Jharkhand, a
state created by the BJP-led government.
"The people will give a fitting reply as the BJP has
never been communal," Singh said.
"Because of political rivalry, political and secular
groups should not be defamed...I fail to understand why the
government is jeopardising peace in the nation for its
political interests," he said. (More) PTI