How Narasimha Rao was tricked and deceived by RSS-BJP combine

by Guest Wed Jul 24, 2013 4:43 pm

Taken By Surprise

Rao did not expect things to go out of hand in Ayodhya
This, his former aides say, was because he had received assurance from Vajpayee and Shekhawat and RSS leader Rajendra Singh
Had he gone by intelligence reports, he could have acted in time to prevent the demolition
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On the fateful morning of December 6, 1992, even as kar sevaks were assembling in the temple town of Ayodhya, around the 400-year-old Babri Masjid, Prime Minister
P.V. Narasimha Rao was ensconced in his official residence, 7, Race Course Road, deep in conversation with a close associate. He was perfectly calm and composed, the associate told Outlook, as though he was totally in command of the situation. Around 11.30 am, the phone rang. It was the director of the Intelligence Bureau. He tersely informed the PM things were getting out of hand in Ayodhya.

Rao, the associate recalls, turned “ashen”, instantly realising he had misjudged the situation. “It was clear to Rao saheb even at that moment what the consequences would be—both for the country and for him,” the associate said. Rao had invested so much faith in talks with the Sangh parivar, he couldn’t believe he’d be betrayed, especially because he had received assurances from people like Atal Behari Vajpayee and Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, not just Kalyan Singh.” But that, says the associate, cannot absolve him of the “moral responsibility” for what happened that day. “The problem with Rao saheb,” says the associate, “is that, being a lawyer, he tended to take a legalistic rather than political view.” And that’s the view of a sympathiser.

http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?263026

by Guest Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:05 pm

Rashmun wrote:Taken By Surprise

Rao did not expect things to go out of hand in Ayodhya
This, his former aides say, was because he had received assurance from Vajpayee and Shekhawat and RSS leader Rajendra Singh
Had he gone by intelligence reports, he could have acted in time to prevent the demolition
***

On the fateful morning of December 6, 1992, even as kar sevaks were assembling in the temple town of Ayodhya, around the 400-year-old Babri Masjid, Prime Minister
P.V. Narasimha Rao was ensconced in his official residence, 7, Race Course Road, deep in conversation with a close associate. He was perfectly calm and composed, the associate told Outlook, as though he was totally in command of the situation. Around 11.30 am, the phone rang. It was the director of the Intelligence Bureau. He tersely informed the PM things were getting out of hand in Ayodhya.

Rao, the associate recalls, turned “ashen”, instantly realising he had misjudged the situation. “It was clear to Rao saheb even at that moment what the consequences would be—both for the country and for him,” the associate said. Rao had invested so much faith in talks with the Sangh parivar, he couldn’t believe he’d be betrayed, especially because he had received assurances from people like Atal Behari Vajpayee and Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, not just Kalyan Singh.” But that, says the associate, cannot absolve him of the “moral responsibility” for what happened that day. “The problem with Rao saheb,” says the associate, “is that, being a lawyer, he tended to take a legalistic rather than political view.” And that’s the view of a sympathiser.

http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?263026

Clearly, Rao chose to disbelieve his own intelligence officials and trusted the “tacit understanding” he’d reached with Vajpayee, Shekhawat, and Rajendra Singh of the RSS. In its December 13, 1992, issue, the RSS mouthpiece, The Organiser, wrote: “The Sangh parivar played its cards well in this battle of wits with the PM.... It was decided to devise a strategy to confront the Centre while avoiding a clash with the judiciary. It was as part of this strategy that the UP government filed (an) affidavit in the Supreme Court...that the government would not allow violation of the court’s orders.”

Rao fell into the parivar’s trap. And though the commission has cleared his name, history may not be so kind.

http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?263026

How Narasimha Rao was tricked and deceived by RSS-BJP combine

How Narasimha Rao was tricked and deceived by RSS-BJP combine

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