Govt accepts all recommendations made by Liberhan Commission

New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) Indian government on Tuesday
said it has accepted all the recommendations made by the
Liberhan Commission in the backdrop of the Babri Masjid
demolition and "positive action" would be taken on them.

"We have not rejected the recommendations. Each and
every recommendation has been accepted and noted. The
government is bound to take positive action," Law Minister of
India Veerappa Moily said here.

He said the government may go beyond recommendations
and "pick up from the conclusions" also.

Asked what action Government was contemplating, Moily
said, "It has already formulated the Action Taken report
(ATR). The Liberhan Commission is a fact-finding mission and
further to that each ministry is expected to take on that and
take action."

"ATR is clearly indictment of 68 persons, who are
responsible for all this episode. ATR also contains offences
which one has collected. Government has to take positive
action," he added.

The Law Minister said, "The country needs justice" as
demolition of the disputed structure had eroded and done
irreparable damage to the secular and democratic fabric of the
country".

When asked about the follow-up action of the
Government after the tabling of report, Moily said, "It is too
early to say that. It may be bringing of a bill like the
Communal Harmony Bill and there are many other set measures."

Commenting on BJP's demand for a CBI inquiry into the
leakage of commission's report, the Law Minister said: "The
question is if there was a leakage. The Home Minister is not
responsible and the Home Ministry is not responsible."

"It is also on record and former Speaker Somnath
Chatterjee has said such leakages will not amount to breach of
trust," he added.

The Law Minister said BJP should not try to "take
shield or shelter under the leakage when a greater offence is
made out and greater indictment has been made."

Asked about the role of former Prime Minister Narasimha
Rao in the demolition of the disputed structure, the Law
minister said: "He has not been indicted. I can't pass value
judgement on anybody." PTI AJD
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