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Leading BJP politicians to face trial in mosque case

A top court in India has ruled that three senior members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should face trial over the demolition of a historical mosque by Hindu extremists in 1992.

The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the three, including a government minister, are accused of inciting Hindu zealots to pull down the 16th century Babri mosque about 25 years ago.

The court said government minister Uma Bharti, former deputy prime minister L K Advani and M M Joshi, all senior members of the Hindu nationalist party, should face criminal conspiracy charges.

The latest ruling came after a lower court dropped the charges brought against the three by India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The decision prompted a series of appeals and counter-appeals.

“We have allowed the CBI appeal against the Allahabad High Court judgement with certain directions,” local media outlets quoted Supreme Court judges as saying.

The court also ruled that Kalyan Singh, a fourth senior BJP politician, should face criminal conspiracy charges. Singh was the leader of Uttar Pradesh at the time of the incident.

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