Amid reports that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government was mulling erecting a memorial to honour P V Narasimha Rao, Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan today said it will be a reward for the former prime minister for his “tacit” understating with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in demolition of Babri masjid.
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court sought responses from senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani and others on a plea against dropping of criminal conspiracy charge against them in the Babri mosque demolition case.
“It has come to my knowledge that the Centre is going to construct a memorial in the name of Narasimha Rao. It will be a reward to him for tacit understanding with RSS on December 6, 1992 for demolition of Babri masjid and construction of ‘chabutara’ on December 8,” Khan said in a statement issued here.
The controversial leader also alleged that with the construction of the memorial, the government wants to ensure that the memory of the demolition is part of the history.
“The Centre is trying to prove that the memory of whatever happened, due to understanding between the former prime minister and RSS, should be a part of the history and message of the insulting demolition goes to the tourists coming from all over the world to Delhi,” Khan said.
He said that such an attempt would leave an adverse affect on the society.
According to report in a section of media, the PM Narendra Modi-led NDA government is planning to construct a memorial to honour the late prime minister.