Pandey claimed that he was provoked by the statement of Vedanti that there was no conspiracy in demolition of Babri mosques
After former BJP MP Dr Ram Vilas Vedanti, yet another Babri Masjid demolition accused has come out with a startling revelation: that kar sevaks were given proper training in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and provided with equipment to raze the Mughal-era mosque 25 years ago.
Talking to the DNA, former Uttar Pradesh chief of Shiv Sena and a close associate of its founder Balasaheb Bal Thackeray, Pandey claimed that all equipment for demolishing the mosque were kept at Karsevakpuram. "The moment kar sevaks attacked mosque, equipment were handed over to them to execute the task of demolishing Babri mosque," he said.
Pandey claimed that he was provoked by the statement of Vedanti that there was no conspiracy in demolition of Babri mosques. "I wanted to record my statement before the designated court under Section 313 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) but Vendantiji provoked me to come out in open," he said.
Pandey said that thousands of kar sevaks were given training in demolition at Kamadgiri Parvat temple in Chitarkoot in Uttar Pradesh, other places in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. "If a conspiracy was not hatched for the demolition of Babri mosque then why its strategy was chalked out well in advance and why kar sevaks were trained?" he asked.
Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray used to call Pandey his third son and he had participated in almost all meetings related to temple movement and kar seva between 1989 and 1992. He was also a close disciple of late Mahant Ramchandra Paramhans Das, the architect of temple movement and then chairman of Ram Janambhoomi Nyas.
"Preparations for razing the Babri mosque were on for two years, ever since first kar seva failed in October-November 1990 following firing on kar sevaks. Whatever happened in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992 was very well planned in advance and the rehearsal and proper training were given to those opted for the kar seva," confided Pandey.
Pandey further revealed that during a crucial meeting in 1990, it was formally decided to pull down the structure as that was the only way to pave way for the construction of Ram temple. "When everything was pre-planned then Dr Vedanti's statement that he was the one who had ordered for the demolition and Advani and others had hatched no conspiracy is ridiculous," he quipped.
He claimed that Adavniji, Dr Vedanti and others were sitting on a dais in Lakshman Teela. "They were nowhere near when kar sevaks started climbing the tombs of the Babri mosque with equipment supplied to them from Karsevakpuram. Once we were there then there was no going back and we returned only after bringing the mosque down," he pointed.
When asked if he will stand by this version in the court, Pandey said: "I will record my statement before the court after appearance of witnesses are over."
"Both my gurus, late Mahant Paramhans Ramchandra Das and late Balasaheb Bal Thackeray, laid their lives for the temple and Hindutva cause. I won't hesitate in sacrificing my life for the same," he declared.
Pandey had narrowly escaped police bullets when Mulayam ordered firing on kar sevaks who climbed the tombs of Babri mosque on November 2, 1990. He went to jail for about 18 times with Paramhans Das in connection with the temple movement.
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