“There was no action.. the crowds carried out the demolition of the structure without let or hindrance,” Rao said.
He said the state police moved away as the kar sevaks scaled barricades and clambered on to the domes of the mosque where saffron flags were hoisted.
“Then began a frenzied demolition with shovels, iron rods and pickaxes. While this was going on, the local authorities and the police appeared to be standing as mute spectators.
This dismal picture of inaction and dereliction of duty was because of orders from the chief minister not to use force.”
Rao said there was no lapse whatsoever on the part of central government. “If the state government had at least made use of the central forces in time and meaningfully, the Babri structure could certainly have been saved Dec 6, 1992.
The UP government and the BJP, the party of the state government, would have to be held completely responsible for this wanton vandalism perpetrated on the secular credentials of the nation on that unfortunate day,” Rao said in his book that reproduced his parliament speeches of the time as well as his official correspondence with the chief minister and others on the issue.
Rao said in the book that he had made efforts to find an amicable solution to Ramjanambhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute.
