Babri Masjid case: Former BJP MP Ram Vilas Vedanti says he asked kar sewaks to demolish shrine, 'will go to jail but won't lie'

Speaking upon the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid issue, former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ram Vilas Vedanti on Saturday said, “Meine kaha ki meine dhancha tudwaya aur lakhon kar sewakon ne milkar dhanche ko toda.” (I asked kar sewaks to demolish the structure and lakhs of sewaks acted upon it). Speaking to ANI, Vedanti also said, “Ram lala ke liye chahe jail jaana ho, faansi pe latakna ho hum tayyar hain. Lekin mai jhooth bolne ko tayyar nahin hoon.” (We are ready to go to jail and even ready to be hanged up for Lord Rama, but



won’t lie).

The former BJP MLA has recently owned up the responsibility for the demolition of Babri Mosque. On April 21, Vedanti had reportedly said that the veteran BJP leader LK Advani had no role in inciting a frenetic mob to raze the Babri Masjid in 1992. Speaking to media, he said, “He (Advani) had no role in this incident…I brought it down and ensured that it went down.” Vedanti along with 12 others have been accused by the CBI of conspiring to bring down the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya.