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Who is main accused in Babri Masjid demolition?
In April 2017, a special Central Bureau of Investigation court framed criminal conspiracy charges against Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti, Vinay Katiyar, and several others. On 30 September 2020, the court acquitted all the 32 accused including L. K.
How many Karsevak died in Ayodhya?
The civilians were religious volunteers, or kar sevaks, assembled near the Ram Janmabhoomi site at Ayodhya. The state government’s official records report that 16 people were killed.
What was Karseva?
Kar seva is often translated as “voluntary labour.” A volunteer for kar seva is called a kar sevak. A kar sevak is someone who freely offers their services to a dharmic cause. The term is derived from the Sanskrit words kar (hand or work) and sevaka (servant).
Who created Seva?
Sewa, loosely defined as selfless service or volunteerism, in Sikh tradition is as old as the advent of Guru Nanak (1469-1539). And it began with a capital investment of 20 rupees. Read on to know the history of Sikh sewa.
Who are the accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case?
Vinay Katiyar, L.K. Advani, Uma Bharti, Murli Manohar Joshi, and Kalyan Singh. New Delhi: A special CBI court has acquitted all 32 accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case, including former deputy prime minister L.K. Advani, former Union ministers Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh.
Why is there a fence around the Babri Masjid?
1859: The British administration erects a fence around Babri Masjid, as the belief that the mosque is the birthplace of Ram gains currency. Hindus are allowed to worship in the outer court. 1885: Mahant Raghubir Das’s plea to build a worshipping platform in this outer courtyard is rejected by a local court.
Who built Babri Masjid in Ayodhya?
1528: The Babri Masjid is built in Ayodhya by Mir Baqi, upon the instructions of the Mughal emperor, Babur. 1855: Sunni Muslims claim the temple of Hanumangarhi in Ayodhya is built on the site of a destroyed mosque.
Was the Faizabad mosque built on the site of a temple?
The claim that the mosque stood on the site of a temple was first made in 1822, by an official of the Faizabad court. The Nirmohi Akhara sect cited this statement in laying claim to the site later in the 19th century, leading to the first recorded incidents of religious violence at the site in 1855.