1986: Open the Gates!
1986: The district court directed to unlock the gate for 'darshan' to Hindus. The Muslims protested against this decision and set up the Babri Masjid Action Committee. As a result, the gate which was opened had to be closed in under an hour's time.
1989: Vishwa Hindu Parishad's (VHP) then Vice President Deoki Nandan Agarwal filed a suit for the title and possession at the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court. The same year, the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi dispute came under the scanner of a Special Bench of the Allahabad High Court.
1990: VHP activists partially damage the Mosque while attempting to demolish it completely.
1992: December 6, 1992, the Babri Masjid dome is demolished. Nationwide communal riots broke out and more than 2,000 lives were lost. Ten days later, on December 16, the Liberhan Commission was set up to investigate the demolition of the disputed structure of Babri Masjid. Retired High Court Judge MS Liberhan was in charge of the commission. BJP government in four states were dismissed by the then Prime Minister Narasimha Rao.
1996: Allahabad High Court puts all civil suits on a single table.
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