Press Release
Public Meeting on the 33rd Anniversary of the Babri Masjid Demolition
6 December 2025
Let Us Unite to end Communal Violence!
On December 6, activists belonging to several organisations held a massive demonstration and public meeting to mark the 33rd anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid. The meeting was jointly organised by Lok Raj Sangathan and many other organisations who have been waging a long and consistent battle to punish the guilty for the criminal demolition of Babri Masjid, a national monument, and to put a stop to communal violence and the policy of divide and rule.
Large numbers of youth and women as well as activists of various political parties and organisations participated in the meeting.
The protest was jointly organised by Lok Raj Sangathan, Social Democratic Party of India, Welfare Party of India, Communist Ghadar Party of India, Jamaat-e-Islami-Hind, Lok Paksh, Citizens for Democracy, Mazdoor Ekta Committee, Purogami Mahila Sangathan, The Sikh Forum, CPI (M-L) – New Proletarian, and others. Representatives of participating organisations put forward their views on the issue and what needs to be done.
Sucharita of Lok Raj Sangathan welcomed the participants and explained that the demolition of Babri Masjid was a crime that can never be forgotten or forgiven, because those who had organized it have not been punished and the same method of communal division of our people continues to be used again and again.
Those who addressed the demonstration included S Raghavan, President of Lok Raj Sangathan, Mohd. Arif of Welfare Party of India, Mohd Shafi of Social Democratic Party of India, Comrade Prakash Rao of the Communist Ghadar Party, Mohammed Salim Engineer of Jamaat-e-Islami-Hind, Comrade KK Singh of Lok Paksh, Adv. Shahid Ali, Comrade RS Dagar of Revolutionary Socialist Party, Comrade Anurag Saxena of Communist Party of India (Marxist), and Onkar Nath Katiyar of Al Hind Party.
The speakers highlighted key points related to this tragic event and its aftermath.
On 6 December 1992, the 16th-century Babri Masjid in Ayodhya was demolished by karsevaks, despite assurances given by the Uttar Pradesh government to the Supreme Court that the mosque would not be harmed. The Congress-led central government and state police forces did not intervene. BJP leaders, including the then party president LK Advani, openly encouraged the destruction.
This act was not spontaneous, as claimed in official records, but pre-planned and supported by those in power. The Lieberhan Commission, set up shortly after the demolition, took 17 years to submit its report, holding 68 people guilty, including prominent BJP leaders. Despite this, a Special CBI Court acquitted all the accused in 2020 due to “lack of evidence.” The Srikrishna Commission confirmed the involvement of BJP, Congress, and Shiv Sena leaders in inciting the violence. Yet, none of them have been punished even after more than three decades, exposing the complicity of the ruling establishment.
In 2019, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of building a Ram temple at the site, effectively legitimising the demolition of the historical mosque. The temple was inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi in 2024.
The campaign for a Ram temple at the Babri Masjid site was driven by political motives, aimed at dividing Hindus and Muslims at a time when people were demanding solutions to pressing issues like unemployment and poverty. The ruling establishment used communal polarisation to weaken the unity of the masses and divert them from the path of opposition to the rulers.
Over the years, the demonisation of Muslims and people of other religions has continued under successive governments. The demolition of places of worship and baseless claims about historical monuments, such as the GyanVapi Mosque in Varanasi and the Shahi Idgah Mosque in Mathura, are being used to incite communal tensions.
The portrayal of Muslims as terrorists and enemies of the unity and integrity of India, has continued unabated under successive governments. Draconian laws such as the UAPA, NSA, TADA, POTA, etc. have been used to suppress the voices of all those who oppose state terrorism and state organised communal violence. Many youth who protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) have been in jail under UAPA for more than 5 years now.
Speakers questioned how we can be expected to accept a verdict that leaves the criminals unpunished. The demolition of Babri Masjid was an attack not only on Muslims, but an attack on all the justice loving people of our country.
They declared that “We, the people of India, are opposed to the destruction of any place of worship. We uphold the right to conscience – that is, the right of every human being to his or her belief and form of worship”.
They reiterated with one voice that “We will persist with our struggle for justice. We will persist with the demand that the principle of command responsibility be followed, that those responsible for the demolition of Babri Masjid and the unleashing of communal violence in 1992-93 be punished. We demand that the right to conscience of every member of society must be respected and protected, as a universal and inviolable right”.
The struggle against communal violence must aim to create a society where the unity and rights of all people are safeguarded, and divisive politics has no place. Let us work towards a future of justice, equality, and harmony – this was the concluding message of the meeting.
