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Was framed by Congress, says Uma Bharti as she appears in Babri trial court

Calling herself a "Ram Bhakt", senior BJP leader Uma Bharti asserted that she took part in the (Ram Mandir) campaign with full faith and with a feeling of devotion towards Lord Ram

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Uma Bharti alleged that the then central government got an FIR lodged against her and others in the demolition case in order to fulfil its political intentions | File photo

Press Trust of India
Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti on Thursday appeared in person before a special court here conducting trial in the 1992 Babri mosque demolition case, accusing the then Congress-led central government of framing her due to political vendetta.

Bharti alleged that the then central government got an FIR lodged against her and others in the demolition case in order to fulfil its political intentions, and on the basis of fabricated evidence they were falsely implicated under political pressure.

Rebutting the evidence produced by the prosecuting agency, CBI, she said that the witnesses deposed against her due to political enmity.

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