From Narasimha Rao to L K Advani: The faces of the Babri era

While Rao will be remembered for his inaction, Advani faces additional charges of criminal conspiracy

On December 6, 1992, a large crowd of Hindu 'Kar Sevaks' demolished the 16th-century Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, which is considered to be the birthplace of Lord Rama. The demolition occurred after a political rally at the site led by the VHP and the BJP involving 150,000 'kar sevaks' turned violent.

Two FIRs were filed in the aftermath of the demolition. FIR no. 197 deals with actual “demolition of the mosque by kar sevaks” and FIR no. 198 named BJP leaders L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, former UP chief minister and current governor of Rajasthan Kalyan Singh, founding