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Liberhan panel report

This refers to the report that the Justice Liberhan Commission, set up to probe the events leading to the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992, has submitted its findings. The impression that the institution of a commission of inquiry is, at best, a diversionary tactic is strengthened by the glacial pace at which the commissions work and the way the reports gather dust. Though experience does not give room for optimism, one hopes that the Liberhan Commission report will not meet a similar fate. The incident it probed was so cataclysmic that it continues to cast its shadow on our polity.

P. Prasand Thampy,

Thiruvalla

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Justice Liberhan deserves to be praised for his tedious probe into the most sensitive issue. The commission report is only one step towards justice. One hopes the report will not be treated like other commission reports.

S.M. Fasiullah,

Hyderabad

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It has taken more than 16 years for the Liberhan Commission to submit its report. The demolition of the Babri Masjid was a criminal offence, committed openly. Justice could have been rendered without any delay in the open and shut case. But it has been dragging on with no tangible result. This is a sad reflection on our criminal justice system.

Y.S. Kadakshamani,

Madurai

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The submission of the Liberhan Commission report is a step forward in the fight against communalism. The main task before the UPA government is to punish those found guilty.

One hopes this report will not meet the same fate as the reports of the P. Jaganmohan Reddy Commission of Inquiry which probed the 1969 Ahmedabad riots, and the Justice Srikrishna report which went into the 1992 Mumbai riots.

Aman M. Khan,

Aligarh

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The Liberhan Commission has performed a daunting task. We have to wait and see how many have been held responsible for the demolition of the Babri Masjid. That the mosque was demolished in broad daylight with the whole world watching is well known. We hope the government will not delay tabling the report in Parliament and will make the findings public.

Ashfaque Ahmad,

Bangalore

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Barring a few exceptions, inquiry commissions have been a total waste of money and time. They are set up generally to defuse crisis situations but mostly to settle political scores. But they do provide never-ending employment avenues for those who have retired from service.

Of what use is the Liberhan Commission report, which has come 16 years after the nation has moved much ahead of the Babri Masjid demolition? Why not build a temple of learning at the disputed site in keeping with the spirit of conciliation rather than dividing our divided polity further?

Raghubir Singh,

Pune

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