Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, who was at the helm of affairs when the Babri Masjid was demolished by a criminal act termed “egregious” by the Supreme Court in November 2019, gave his first interview after the demolition to Karan Thapar, who was then executive producer, Eyewitness. Watch him describe what the BJP government in UP told the Centre, supreme court and the National Integration Council, guaranteeing the safety of the mosque and what ultimately happened.

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